Meanings
adverbshamefully (comparative more shamefully, superlative most shamefully)
comparative more shamefully · superlative most shamefully
- In a shameful manner.
I looked shamefully at the floor.
- Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence.
The hospital was shamefully underequipped.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*skamō
- Proto-West Germanic*skamu
- Old Englishsċamu
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
- Proto-Germanic*fullaz
- Old Englishsċeomfull
- Middle Englishschameful
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Middle Englishschamefully
- Englishshamefully
Inherited from Middle English schamefully. By surface analysis, shameful + -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch schandelijk
- schandelijkin a shameful manner
Esperanto honte
- hontein a shameful manner
Finnish häpeällisesti
- häpeällisestiin a shameful manner
French honteusement
- honteusementin a shameful manner
Greek ντροπιαστικά, ντροπιαστικά
- ντροπιαστικά (ntropiastiká)in a shameful manner
- ντροπιαστικά (ntropiastiká)expresses discontent with a situation or occurrence
Italian vergognosamente
- vergognosamentein a shameful manner
Polish haniebnie
- haniebniein a shameful manner
Portuguese envergonhadamente, vergonhosamente
- envergonhadamentein a shameful manner
- vergonhosamenteexpresses discontent with a situation or occurrence
Spanish vergonzosamente
- vergonzosamentein a shameful manner
Cite this entry
APA
shamefully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefully
MLA
“shamefully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefully. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamefully,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamefully.
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