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in a manner that causes feelings of shame, self-consciousness, or awkwardness
- She tripped on the stage, and her fall was embarrassingly noticeable.
- He forgot his lines in front of the audience, and it was embarrassingly awkward.
- The spinach stuck in her teeth went unnoticed until it was embarrassingly pointed out.
- She realized she had been wearing mismatched shoes all day, which was embarrassingly obvious.
- His attempt to impress her with a magic trick ended embarrassingly with a spilled drink.
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