abashedly
adv.in a way that shows you feel embarrassed or ashamed about something you did. You might look at the floor or speak quietly when you act this way.
adv.in a manner characterized by embarrassment, shame, or a lack of self-confidence. Often used to describe a person's reaction after being caught in a mistake or a social blunder.
“He smiled abashedly after realizing he was in the wrong room.”
“When the teacher pointed out the obvious error on the board, the student abashedly corrected his work while the class watched.”
“She stood abashedly before the committee, her quiet voice and downcast eyes betraying the deep regret she felt for the oversight that had compromised the entire project's timeline.”
Typically follows the verb it modifies or appears at the end of the clause to describe the subject's emotional state.
From abashed + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.