adverb
- in a way that causes embarrassment or shame; in a manner that makes someone feel awkward or self-conscious
- to a degree that is surprisingly or noticeably large, small, or extreme (often used with adjectives)
Usage: informal
Examples
- He embarrassingly forgot his lines during the school play.
- The team lost embarrassingly by 40 points.
- She tripped embarrassingly in front of her crush.
- The restaurant was embarrassingly empty on opening night.
- He admitted embarrassingly that he had never read the book.
- The price was embarrassingly high for such poor quality.