vergonzosamente

Spanish

Etymology

From vergonzoso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /beɾɡonˌθosaˈmente/ [beɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˌθo.saˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /beɾɡonˌsosaˈmente/ [beɾ.ɣ̞õnˌso.saˈmẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: ver‧gon‧zo‧sa‧men‧te

Adverb

vergonzosamente

1. modestly, shyly
   • 2015 November 13, “Editorial”, in El País‎^[1]:

     A condición de que siga humillándose en el lodazal, destruyendo lo que aún quede del catalanismo moderado, del respeto a la mayoría no independentista y cediendo vergonzosamente su dignidad residual al mejor postor.

     On the condition that he continues to humiliate himself in the quagmire, destroying what remains of moderate Catalanism, respect for the non-independence majority and shyly ceding his remaining dignity to the highest bidder.

Further reading

• “vergonzosamente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28