"ignominiously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-ignominiously.ogg Forms: more ignominiously [comparative], most ignominiously [superlative]
Etymology: From ignominious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ignominious|-ly}} ignominious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ignominiously (comparative more ignominiously, superlative most ignominiously)
  1. In an ignominious manner. Translations (Translations): häpeällisesti (Finnish), ignominieusement (French), schmachvoll (German), haniebnie (Polish), niegodziwie (Polish), sromotnie (Polish), podle (Polish), посты́дно (postýdno) (Russian)
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