embarrassingly

[em-bar-uhs-ing-lee]

adverb

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

Example Sentences

Fast forward four or five years, and “West Side Story” already seemed embarrassingly outdated.

From Salon

This form of rationalization and denial is embarrassingly evident in a recent apologia by David Brooks, the New York Times’ notion of an ideal conservative.

From Salon

And though the trope inevitably persists in some form, it looks far more hackneyed and embarrassingly right-wing than it did during its late-millennium heyday.

From Salon

The past month has brought a mixed bag when it comes to attendances - ranging from the sold-out to the embarrassingly sparse.

From BBC

In it, he touted the past successes of New Zealand and lamented its diminishing sources of national pride - such as an "embarrassingly low" sheep-to-human ratio and pies that are "pushing seven bucks".

From BBC