abashedly
adjective
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted: My clumsiness left me abashed.
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abashed (əˈbæʃt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed | |
| a'bashedly | |
| —n | |
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Abashedly
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| abashed (əˈbæʃt) | |
| —adj | |
| ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed | |
| a'bashedly | |
| —n | |
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abash
c.1300, from O.Fr. esbaiss-, stem of esbaer "gape with astonishment," from es "out" + ba(y)er "to be open, gape," from L. *batare "to yawn, gape," from root *bat, possibly imitative of yawning. Bashful is a 16c. derivative.
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