English Explanatory Dictionary

shamefully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a shameful manner.
  2. Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪmfəli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-shamefully.wav

Word forms

shamefully more shamefully most shamefully

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 English shameful Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English shamefully From shameful + -ly.

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