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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Jerry felt very shameful/ashamed.

Jerry felt very shameful/ashamed.

Hi,
Do both shameful and ashamed fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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Only ashamed works as an adjective for the person. Use shameful like this: The bully's action was shameful; it is shameful the way they ignore homeless people here.

  • Only ashamed works as an adjective for the person.
  • Use shameful like this: The bully's action was shameful; it is shameful the way they ignore homeless people here.
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Only ashamed works as an adjective for the person. Use shameful like this: The bully's action was shameful; it is shameful the way they ignore homeless people here.

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