embarrassingly

Variant of embarrass

embarrass definition

em·bar·rass (em bar′əs, im-)

transitive verb

  1. to cause to feel self-conscious, confused, and ill at ease; disconcert; fluster
  2. to cause difficulties to; hinder; impede
  3. to cause to be in debt; cause financial difficulties to
  4. to make more difficult; complicate

Etymology: Fr embarrasser, lit., to encumber, obstruct < Sp embarazar < It imbarrazzare < imbarrare, to bar, impede < in- (L in-) + ML barra, bar

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