Word
embarrassingly
Phoneticsem·bar·rass·ing·ly
US/ɪmˈbɛɹəsɪŋɫi/
UK/ɛmbˈæɹəsɪŋli/
Definition
adv. in a way that makes you feel very ashamed or embarrassed. You use it to describe an action that is so bad or silly that it causes you to feel this way.
adv. in a manner that causes or is likely to cause a sense of shame, self-consciousness, or humiliation. Typically modifies adjectives or verbs to indicate the degree of social discomfort.
Examples
“He made an embarrassingly loud noise in the quiet library.”
“The actor gave an embarrassingly long speech that lasted for over an hour, much to the audience's discomfort.”
“The politician's embarrassingly short memory was evident when he forgot the names of several key staff members during the press conference.”
Examples
simple
“He made an embarrassingly loud noise in the quiet library.”
contextual
“The actor gave an embarrassingly long speech that lasted for over an hour, much to the audience's discomfort.”
complex
“The politician's embarrassingly short memory was evident when he forgot the names of several key staff members during the press conference.”
Real-World Examples
“Before I can ask an embarrassingly stupid question, she clarifies that she literally means a turtle toy.” “From the two, I arrived at an answer that is almost embarrassingly simple and that has never once let me down.”