Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for very shame's sake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for very shame's sake
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of for shame's sake (“owing to a sense of shame”).

Example Sentences

"For very shame’s sake I could hold out no longer,—and with a determined effort I broke the extraordinary dumb spell that had held me like a coward in silent hiding, and came forward boldly to confront my visitor."

Inflected Forms

for very shame's sake ! (canonical)

Questions

What does for very shame's sake mean?: Alternative form of for shame's sake (“owing to a sense of shame”).

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