English Explanatory Dictionary

embarrassingly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In an embarrassing manner.
  2. To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.
  3. Causing embarrassment.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbæɹəsɪŋli/ /ɛm-/ /əmˈbɛɹəsɪŋli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-embarrassingly.wav

Word forms

embarrassingly more embarrassingly most embarrassingly

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrassing Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English embarrassingly From embarrassing (adjective) + -ly.

Derived words

embarrassingly parallel
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