shamefully
10
3.4
- adverb
- /ˈʃeɪmfəlɪ/
:
vergonzosamente
- I mean, she treated you shamefully.
And then when we TuneIn typically is either mid reaction or somewhere shamefully post reaction.
- And then when we TuneIn typically is either mid reaction or somewhere shamefully post reaction.
Examples
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Until recently, they would never have been treated as shamefully as we treat our teachers today.
Blog text (16) -
Forgive me, I've been a shamefully negligent blogger these past few months.
Blog text (29) -
''but l do know he is being treated shamefully in the papers.
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There was no choice now but to leave, shamefully, like a criminal.
Fiction book (1996) -
"I do believe that you have been most shamefully treated lately."
Fiction book (1991) -
How dare you treat my friends so shamefully!
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All of this culminates in our shamefully inadequate treatment of returning veterans.
Blog text (17) -
The women were, as far as Nolan had been able to observe, shamefully abused and degraded.
Fiction book (2001) -
Eileen found Romney's manner in the debates shamefully disrespectful to the office of the presidency.
Blog text (8) -
She shamefully admitted that she had lied to her best friend.
Synonyms
13
3.5
In a way that makes you feel embarrassed
9
6.8
In a shameful way that shows no honesty
5
3.7
In a way that shows you feel you did something wrong
3
4.6
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
1
7.0
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
1
9.9
In a way that causes public shame or loss of respect
1
6.7
In a way that makes someone feel very ashamed and small
1
8.0
Causing strong embarrassment or shame
1
4.6
In a way that shows someone is shy or awkward
1
7.9
In a shy, embarrassed way
1
6.8
In a way that shows you feel shame
1
8.0
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
In a way that makes someone feel small and ashamed
In a way that shows someone is embarrassed
In a way that makes someone or something look bad
In a way that deserves a lot of blame for bad behavior
Antonyms
How Shameful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shamefully comes from the word shame ('feeling of embarrassment or disgrace') plus the endings -ful ('full of') and -ly (which makes it an adverb). So shamefully literally means 'in a way full of shame', which is why we use it for actions that cause or show embarrassment.