embarrassingly
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/ / /ɛm-/ / /əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/
adv
Etymology: Etymology tree English embarrassing Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English embarrassingly From embarrassing + -ly.
- In an embarrassing manner.
“He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.”
- To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
“He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk.”
“He was presented with an embarrassingly long list of options.”
- Causing embarrassment.
“Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.”