Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamefacedly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: shame-faced-ly
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shamefaced manner.

Example Sentences

"The offending train ahead proved to be the 9.30 a.m. from Waterloo, which after Southampton checked us again and again until at last we passed it, headed by 4-6-0 No. 30850, Lord Nelson, standing shamefacedly in the loop at Pokesdown."

Etymology

Etymology tree English shamefaced Middle English -ly English -ly English shamefacedly From shamefaced + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more shamefacedly (comparative) most shamefacedly (superlative)

Questions

What does shamefacedly mean?: In a shamefaced manner.
Where does shamefacedly come from?: Etymology tree English shamefaced Middle English -ly English -ly English shamefacedly From shamefaced + -ly.

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