Shamefacedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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."
Adverb
- 1 in a shamefaced manner wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From shamefaced + -ly.