The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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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