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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

“He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.”

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Dictionary Entry

embarrassingly

Part of Speech: adverb

In an embarrassing manner.

In a Sentence

“He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

large embarrassinglyobvious embarrassinglylow embarrassinglylong embarrassinglybad embarrassinglyclear embarrassinglyembarrassingly almost
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Related Words

shamefullydisgracefullyawfullydreadfullyterriblygrosslydistressinglyworryingly

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