ignominiously

Everyday

In a way that causes great shame or embarrassment in front of others; humiliatingly. tree →

In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows Toad is often dumped ignominiously: thrown into the river by the barge-woman, falling into the mud, and finally hurled out of things he had boasted about. Stories use the word when a proud character suffers an embarrassing fall. Sports reports: «The team were ignominiously knocked out by a small club.»

Examples

• The barge-woman threw Toad ignominiously into the canal. tree →
• The proud champion was ignominiously beaten in the first round. tree →
• The thief was ignominiously caught with his hand in the cake tin. tree →
• The villain fled ignominiously. tree →
• Our big plan ended ignominiously when the tent fell down. tree →
• The bully slipped ignominiously in the mud. tree →
• But when he saw that his bride and Prince Ivan were being escorted home together, he turned back again ignominiously. tree →

Note

Long word: ig-no-MIN-ee-us-lee. From «ignominy» (public shame) → ignominious (adjective) → ignominiously (adverb).