shameful
adjective
causing shame.
shamefully
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a word derived from
shameful.
Example Sentences
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Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
The first census of British India was conducted in 1871-72, 14 years after the shamefully bloody Sepoy Mutiny, and counted some 200 million Indian subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
But if pressed, I’d shamefully admit I listened to 68 hour-plus episodes of five nerds playing a board game.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
Or is it an overburdened and overstretched collection of struggling communities that fail to provide even the basics — safety, clean shelter, sustaining livelihoods — for a shamefully large portion of its population?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
Actually, Esther had been a disruption during the first and second grade, and I had been shamefully glad when she left.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
