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Embarrassingly

see synonyms of embarrassingly

Adverb

1. embarrassingly

causing embarrassment

Example Sentences:
'the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Embarrassingly

see synonyms of embarrassingly
verb (mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
to feel or cause to feel confusion or self-consciousness; disconcert; fluster
2. (usually passive)
to involve in financial difficulties
3. archaic
to make difficult; complicate
4. archaic
to impede; obstruct; hamper

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Embarrassingly

see synonyms of embarrassingly
verb transitive
1. 
to cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster
2. 
to cause difficulties to; hinder; impede
3. 
to cause to be in debt; cause financial difficulties to
4. 
to make more difficult; complicate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Embarrassingly

see synonyms of embarrassingly
tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es
1. To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.
2. To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede: "an ambitious raid meant to embarrass his supply line by burning the bridges" (William Marvel).
3. Archaic To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties: The company was embarrassed and had to mortgage its properties.

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