Shamefully

Shameful Shame"ful, a. 1. Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful. [1913 Webster]

His naval preparations were not more surprising than his quick and shameful retreat. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]

2. Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming; degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous. [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Shame"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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shamefully — shameful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ worthy of or causing shame. DERIVATIVES shamefully adverb shamefulness noun … English terms dictionary
shamefully — adverb see shameful … New Collegiate Dictionary
shamefully — See shameful. * * * … Universalium
shamefully — adverb In a shameful manner … Wiktionary
shamefully — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cruelly, badly, outrageously; see wrongly 1 , 2 … English dictionary for students
shamefully — adv. disgracefully, dishonorably, indecently … English contemporary dictionary
shamefully — shame·ful·ly … English syllables
shamefully — See: shameful … English dictionary
shamefully — adverb in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree his grades were disgracefully low • Syn: ↑disgracefully, ↑ingloriously, ↑ignominiously, ↑discreditably, ↑dishonorably, ↑dishonourably • … Useful english dictionary
shameful — shamefully, adv. shamefulness, n. /shaym feuhl/, adj. 1. causing shame: shameful behavior. 2. disgraceful or scandalous: shameful treatment. [bef. 950; ME; OE scamful. See SHAME, FUL] Syn. 1. mortifying, humiliating. 2. dishonorable, ignominious … Universalium

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