embarrassingly

Words with a similar base: embarrassingly

'embarrassingly'

[embarrassingly.r.01] as in: causing embarrassment

Examples:
the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing

Origins

					embarrassingly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── embarrassing (English)

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