shamefacedly
sha·me·fa·cedly
adverb
1.
in a shamefaced manner
- “quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies”
Origin
From shamefaced + -ly.
Related words
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