shamefully

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *skamō

Proto-West Germanic *skamu

Old English sċamu

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós

Proto-Germanic *fullaz

Proto-Germanic *-fullaz

Old English -ful

Old English sċeomfull

Middle English schameful

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

Middle English schamefully

English shamefully

Inherited from Middle English schamefully. By surface analysis, shameful + -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪmfəli/

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Adverb

shamefully (comparative more shamefully, superlative most shamefully)

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.

Translations

in a shameful manner

• Dutch: schandelijk (nl)
• Finnish: häpeällisesti (fi)
• French: honteusement (fr)
• Greek: ντροπιαστικά (el) (ntropiastiká)
• Italian: vergognosamente (it)
• Middle English: schamefully
• Polish: haniebnie (pl)
• Portuguese: envergonhadamente
• Spanish: vergonzosamente (es)
• Walloon: honteuzmint (wa)

expresses discontent with a situation or occurrence

• Greek: ντροπιαστικά (el) (ntropiastiká)
• Portuguese: vergonhosamente

Middle English

Adverb

shamefully

1. alternative form of schamefully