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shamefacedly

shamefacedly adverb: in a shamefaced manner.

Adverb

shamefacedly (comparative more shamefacedly, superlative most shamefacedly)

  1. In a shamefaced manner.
    • The offending train ahead proved to be the 9.30 a.m. from Waterloo, which after Southampton checked us again and again until at last we passed it, headed by 4-6-0 No. 30850, Lord Nelson, standing shamefacedly in the loop at Pokesdown.1958 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 415-416

Forms of shamefacedly

comparativemore shamefacedly
superlativemost shamefacedly

Origin of shamefacedly

From shamefaced + -ly.

Questions about shamefacedly

What does shamefacedly mean?
Shamefacedly means in a shamefaced manner.
What part of speech is shamefacedly?
Shamefacedly is an adverb.

Words near shamefacedly in the dictionary

  1. shameeanas
  2. shamees
  3. shamefaced
  4. shamefaced crab
  5. shamefaced crabs
  6. shamefacedly
  7. shamefacedness
  8. shamefacednesses
  9. shamefast
  10. shamefastly
  11. shamefastness

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