shamefully

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Scrabble points: 21
Words With Friends: 23
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪmfəli/

Definition of shamefully

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

In a shameful manner.

“I looked shamefully at the floor.”

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adv

In a shameful manner.

“I looked shamefully at the floor.”
Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence.

“The hospital was shamefully underequipped.”

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Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-West Germanic *skamu Old English sċamu Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Old English sċeomfull Middle English schameful English shameful Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English shamefully From shameful + -ly.

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