Definition of shamefully in English:
shamefully
adverb ˈʃeɪmf(ə)liˈʃeɪmfʊliˈʃeɪmfəli
In a manner worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.
the government has acted shamefully
the gardens were shamefully neglected
Example sentencesExamples
- A definitive study of Bartóks contribution to piano literature has been needed for a shamefully long time.
- That's what the pharmaceutical company would have you believe in its shamefully manipulative TV commercial.
- The result is a guilty pleasure that provides a shamefully enjoyable piece of brain-dead fun.
- I went onstage filled with dread at the thought that I might teeter shamefully in my balances or fall out of my turns.
- She looked down and back up at him, blushing shamefully.
- Their struggle for independence is shamefully under-discussed.
- Sighing shamefully, the warrior knew he had mistreated his poor friend.
- There are builders who sugar-coat their proposals with big-name architects, irresistible bait in a city that shamefully settles for the ordinary.
- These elected officials shamefully receive money from corporations and advice from their lobbyists.
- For a political thriller, it is shamefully lazy about its politics.