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EMBARRASSINGLY

\ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋlɪ], \ɛmbˈaɹəsɪŋlɪ], \ɛ_m_b_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ɪ_ŋ_l_ɪ]\

Definitions of EMBARRASSINGLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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causing embarrassment; "the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

causing embarrassment; "the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

In a way to embarrass.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

adv. In an embarrassing manner.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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