ASHAMEDLY

ashamedly

(adverb) with a feeling of shame

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

ashamedly (comparative more ashamedly, superlative most ashamedly)

with shame

Source: Wiktionary


A*sham"ed*ly, adv.

Definition: Bashfully. [R.]

ASHAMED

A*shamed", a. Etym: [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.]

Definition: Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. "I am ashamed to beg." Wyclif. All that forsake thee shall be ashamed. Jer. xvii. 13. I began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson. Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin.

Note: Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated.

ASHAME

A*shame, v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + shame: cf. AS. ascamian to shame (where a- is the same as Goth. us-, G. er-, and orig. meant out), gescamian, gesceamian, to shame.]

Definition: To shame. [R.] Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SINCERE

(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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