abashedly
advUK /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.li/ · US /əˈbæʃ.ɪd.li/
Etymology From abashed + -ly.
1
In an abashed manner.
- George, at length, came forward abashedly toward him, and said, — "I have been greatly to blame, Robert, and am very sorry for what I have done.1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, page 36:
- meanwhile, no cash. Finally, Nichan asked me abashedly if perhaps I would lend him a few hundred rubles.1956, Langston Hughes, I Wonder as I Wander: An Autobiographical Journey, page 156:
1 more example
- At the punchline, Moshe snorts in laughter, then abashedly suppresses the smile. Does a self-deprecating sense of humor—a comedic trope owned by the Jews—make the Nazi more human?2018 October 8, “The Banality of the Eichmann Trial”, in Tablet Magazine:
- Derived terms
- unabashedly