See Also: embarrassed(dictionary)
embarrassed(dictionary)

embarrassed (iou)



embarrassed adjective. L17.
[from EMBARRASS + -ED1.]
Perplexed, confused; having or expressing a feeling of awkwardness or self-consciousness. L17.
O. Manning Arnold gave an embarrassed grunt and excused his emotions.
Of a route: obstructed. Now only fig. E18.
W. S. Gilbert Whose middle-class lives are embarrassed by wives who long to parade as 'My Lady'.
b. Having difficulty in meeting financial obligations; short of money. L19.
Of a sentence, narrative, etc.: involved, confused. Now rare or obsolete. M18.
embarrassedly adverb L19.