shamefully

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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.

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.”