shamesome

comparative more shamesome · superlative most shamesome

1. IrelanddialectalDeserving of shame; shameful.

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

   1908, The Irish Monthly, volume 36, page 157

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

   2011, Alan MacDonald, Goat Pie

2. nonce wordAn appropriate level of shame.

   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”.

   2016, Vanessa Upton, Review: Ken Cheng, Chinese Comedian