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embarrassingly

American

[em-bar-uhs-ing-lee] / ɛmˈbær əs ɪŋ li /

adverb

in a way or to a degree that embarrasses, especially by causing confusion, shame, or anxiety.

Example Sentences

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Charles laughed, albeit slightly embarrassingly, when Trump said in a speech at the White House that his Scottish-born mother had had a crush on the then-prince.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The arithmetic that made counterdrone technology urgent is embarrassingly simple.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Kate Wolf, writer and editor: Though I have been going to Taix for nearly 20 years, embarrassingly, it was only in the last year that I realized the building wasn’t from the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He has embarrassingly conflated Iraq and Iran, and backpedaled on whether the U.S. is at war, but he has never shied away from a cable news hit.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

His single attempt to get hold of the memory suddenly seemed embarrassingly feeble.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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