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shamefacedly

sha·me·fa·cedly

uncommon

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.

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