ashamedly
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6.8
- adverb
- /əˈʃeɪmɪdli/
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- He smiled ashamedly, realizing he had mispronounced her name during the introduction.
Examples
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At "There's a Place for Us," I'd cry, ashamedly and quickly, but that was it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some of that 'stuff' it's rather famous for, and ashamedly so.
Blog text (14) -
And I ashamedly have not seen the new film and I know so that that is clearly the next family movie night.
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Instead of a 13th floor that people used to speak about somewhat ashamedly, the gap year can be a
Blog text (5) -
The obscene word comes ashamedly from him.
Fiction book (1997) -
But how then do you know what you can afford to spend? Somewhat ashamedly, the other replied, "I suppose I don't really know."
Fiction book (1990) -
He closed the bleary greeting ashamedly, better to pretend to be asleep, and drop back into sleep.
Fiction book (1994) -
He admitted—a bit ashamedly—that the parking lot questions often sat for weeks unanswered, explaining, "I can never find the time or an engaging way to address their questions."
Academic text (2014) -
She looked down at her feet, ashamedly admitting that she had forgotten their anniversary.
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After forgetting his friend's birthday, he apologized, speaking ashamedly about his forgetfulness.
Synonyms
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3.8
Saying something while feeling sorry, often when you tell bad news
11
5.1
In a shy, embarrassed way after doing something wrong or silly
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3.4
In a way that makes people feel guilty or embarrassed
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6.0
Acting embarrassed because you think people are watching you
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3.7
In a way that shows you feel you did something wrong
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3.5
In a shy, embarrassed way that avoids eye contact
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7.9
In a shy, embarrassed way
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4.6
In a way that shows someone is shy or awkward
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5.8
Showing that you feel very sorry for something wrong you did
In a way that shows someone is embarrassed
In a way that makes someone's face go red because they feel embarrassed or shy
Antonyms
How Ashamed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ashamedly comes from ashamed, which comes from the simple word shame meaning 'feeling bad about something', plus the ending -ly that makes a word describe how something is done. So, ashamedly means 'in a way that shows shame', like looking down when you are sorry.