Shamefully (Adverb)
Meaning
In a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low".
Examples
- The company acted shamefully by laying off hundreds of employees just before the holidays.
- He was punished for driving shamefully, putting the lives of other drivers at risk.
- The politician was accused of acting shamefully by accepting large sums of money from special interest groups.
- The judge rebuked the defense attorney for addressing the jury shamefully and without respect.
- The tourists behaved shamefully by littering and vandalizing the famous landmark.