Definition of "embarrassingly" in English

adverb

1. In an embarrassing manner.

   • He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.

2. To the point of embarrassment; to an extreme or bewildering degree.

   • He soon became not merely tipsy, but embarrassingly drunk.
   • He was presented with an embarrassingly long list of options.

3. Causing embarrassment.

   • Embarrassingly to me, my companion soon got drunk.