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形容詞

shamesome (comparative more shamesome, superlative most shamesome)

1. (chiefly Ireland, dialect) Deserving of shame; shameful.
   • 1908, The Irish Monthly, volume 36, page 157:

     "Phew!" he thought, "it's all a notion of ye, man, and a shamesome notion. […] "

   • 2011, Alan MacDonald, Goat Pie:

     'And look where it's got you,' said Grumpa. 'Living next door to peeples! It's shamesome. […]

2. (nonce word) An appropriate level of shame.
   • 2016, Vanessa Upton, Review: Ken Cheng, Chinese Comedian‎^[1]:

     The premise was that too little shame is just as bad as too much shame, but there is a happy medium, which he termed “shamesome”.