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embarrassedly

embarrassedly adverb: in an embarrassed manner.

Adverb

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

Antonyms of embarrassedly

Forms of embarrassedly

comparativemore embarrassedly
superlativemost embarrassedly

Origin of embarrassedly

From embarrassed + -ly.

Questions about embarrassedly

What does embarrassedly mean?
Embarrassedly means in an embarrassed manner.
What part of speech is embarrassedly?
Embarrassedly is an adverb.

Words near embarrassedly in the dictionary

  1. embarrasing
  2. embarrass
  3. embarrassability
  4. embarrassable
  5. embarrassed
  6. embarrassedly
  7. embarrasser
  8. embarrassers
  9. embarrasses
  10. embarrassin'
  11. embarrassing

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