embarrassingly
Pronunciations (2)
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/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Adverb
In an embarrassing manner.
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He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.
To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
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He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk.
He was presented with an embarrassingly long list of options.
More examples (1)
This is the first Christmas, her mother reports, that Shirley Temple has been sure there isn’t a real Santa Claus. Last season she was embarrassingly curious about the numerous Messrs. Claus she saw on the streets and in department stores.
Causing embarrassment.
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Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.
Adverb
causing embarrassment
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the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing
Word forms
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