Shamefacedly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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. 1
    in a shamefaced manner wordnet

Synonyms

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sheepishly

Example

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"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.

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