shamefully

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shamefully

  • /ˈʃeɪmfəli/

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Inherited from Middle English schamefully. By surface analysis, shameful + -ly.

adverb more shamefully · most shamefully

  1. In a shameful manner. I looked shamefully at the floor.
  2. Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence. The hospital was shamefully underequipped.

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adv in a shameful manner

Españolvergonzosamente
Portuguêsenvergonhadamente
Françaishonteusement
Italianovergognosamente
Ελληνικάντροπιαστικά ntropiastiká

adv expresses discontent with a situation or occurrence

Portuguêsvergonhosamente
Ελληνικάντροπιαστικά ntropiastiká

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"shamefully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shamefully. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shamefully. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shamefully

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"shamefully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shamefully.

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@misc{shamefully_2026,
  title = {shamefully},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shamefully},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}