GDict

embarrassingly

im'bærәsiŋli4 senses · 255 ms
Level C2
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adv/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli//ɛm-//əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/
  1. 1

    In an embarrassing manner.

    • He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.
  2. 2

    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.
  3. 3

    Causing embarrassment.

    • Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.

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