embarrassedly

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adverb

In an embarrassed manner.

Opposite
unembarrassedly
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Meanings

adverbembarrassedly (comparative more embarrassedly, superlative most embarrassedly)

comparative more embarrassedly · superlative most embarrassedly

  1. In an embarrassed manner.

    Charles Gantvoort's pale face flushed a little, and he cleared his throat embarrassedly.

    1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unembarrassedly

Origin

From embarrassed + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

embarrassedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarrassedly

MLA

“embarrassedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarrassedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embarrassedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embarrassedly.

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