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shamefacedly

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shame·faced  (shmfst)
adj.
1. Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation.
2. Extremely modest or shy; bashful.
[By folk etymology from obsolete shamefast, bashful, ashamed, from Middle English, from Old English sceamfæst : sceamu, shame + fæst, fixed; see fast1.]
shamefaced·ly (-fsd-l) adv.
shamefaced·ness n.
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Adv.1.shamefacedly - in a shamefaced manner; "quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies"
Translations
shamefacedly [ˈʃeɪmfeɪsɪdlɪ] ADV → con vergüenza, apenadamente(LAm)
shamefacedly [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪsɪdlɪ] adv (see adj) → vergognosamente, timidamente
shamefacedly [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪsɪdlɪ] adv (see adj) → vergognosamente, timidamente


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Day after day through a cold streak of heavens as bare and poor as the inside of a rifled safe a rayless and despoiled sun would slink shamefacedly, without pomp or show, to hide in haste under the waters.
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Shamefacedly the three left the apartment to search for O-Tar's dagger.
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He hesi- tated, then said shamefacedly, 'They don't want him to go.
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