Definition of "embarrassingly" []

• In an embarrassing manner. (adverb)
• To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree. (adverb)
• Causing embarrassment. (adverb)

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• "Lots of genes turn up, but they still explain embarrassingly little."
• "I remain embarrassingly weak in the face of Remy Zero's "Somebody Save Me", which apparently short-circuits any real brain function and cuts directly to the repository of Goopy Teenage Angst that lies in wait for that sort of thing."
• "Came away with tummy nicely full (hope no-one noticed me in embarrassingly close proximity to the mini-pavlovas for much of the evening!) and a heart newly inspired."