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shamefully

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As an adverb, shamefully means in a shameful manner.

Meanings of shamefully

3 meanings

adverb

  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.”

  3. In a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

    “his grades were disgracefully low”

    Similar: disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously, discreditably, dishonorably, dishonourably

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adverb: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
disgracefullyingloriouslyignominiouslydiscreditablydishonorablydishonourably

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