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abashedly

abashedly

8.1
In a way that shows someone is embarrassed
  • adverb
  • /əˈbæʃɪdli/
translation icon : avergonzadamente

Examples

  • But since then, Max has turned into the angry Jew, the fuck-you-both Jew, not an un-Jew but an anti-Jew, not abashedly assimilated but proudly so, militantly so, assimilated in the name of the Six Million.

    Academic text (2012)
  • "And finally, the sentimental kind, looking late in life for kindred and community, dreaming of becoming, for the blissfully assimilated children of the still-abashedly assimilated adults, a kind of portable grandfather, a door-to-door link with the past."

    Academic text (2012)
  • She smiled abashedly when she realized she had forgotten his name.

  • He spoke abashedly, unsure if anyone would want to hear his story.

  • The child looked down abashedly after being caught drawing on the wall.

Synonyms

sheepishly
vsabashedly
11 5.1

In a shy, embarrassed way after doing something wrong or silly

is more general and does not imply a mistake
bashfully
vsabashedly
1 3.5

In a shy, embarrassed way that avoids eye contact

focuses more on shame or embarrassment rather than shyness
shamefacedly
vsabashedly
1 7.9

In a shy, embarrassed way

is identical in meaning and tone
embarrassedly
vsabashedly
1 4.6

In a way that shows someone is shy or awkward

includes shame as well as embarrassment
ashamedly
vsabashedly
1 6.8

In a way that shows you feel shame

also covers milder embarrassment not only shame
blushingly
vsabashedly
5.8

In a way that makes someone's face go red because they feel embarrassed or shy

can show shame or embarrassment without visible reddening

Antonyms

143 1.0

Showing you feel happy about something you did or are part of

36 2.9

In a way that shows a person is sure and not afraid

How Embarrassed

shamefacedly
1 7.9
abashedly
8.1
sheepishly
11 5.1
awkwardly
38 2.7
uneasily
19 4.2

Surface Forms

abashedly positive

Morphology

abashedly = abashed (transparent) = abash + ed + ly

Standard adverbial formation from the adjective 'abashed' (itself 'abash' + '-ed'); the meaning 'in a manner showing embarrassment' is directly derived.

Etymology

Abashedly comes from abash, which means 'to embarrass' and is like the common word bashful, meaning 'shy'. The ending -ly makes it an adverb, so abashedly means doing something in a shy or embarrassed way.