Embarrassingly
/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an embarrassing manner.
"He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor."
- 2 To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
"He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk."
- 3 Causing embarrassment.
"Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk."
Adverb
- 1 causing embarrassment wordnet
Example
More examples"She embarrassingly returned home."
Etymology
From embarrassing (adjective) + -ly.