mortifyingly
In crushing shame
Mortifyingly describes something done in a way that causes intense embarrassment or humiliation.
The word captures that cringing feeling when you've done something deeply awkward: I mortifyingly realized I'd been waving at a stranger.
It often modifies adjectives: mortifyingly bad, mortifyingly obvious.
In a mortifying manner
- degradinglyIn belittling fashion
- humiliatinglyIn a shaming manner
- shamefullyIn dishonorable fashion
- dishonorablyIn shameful manner
disgracefully · abjectly · cringingly · ignominiously · publicly · ridiculously · laughably · pathetically
In a discomfiting manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- gauchelyIn a tactless manner
- tactlesslyWithout social sensitivity
blunderingly · fumblingly · ungainly · self-consciously · flustered · red-faced · toe-curlingly · painfully
Without adequate skill
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- disastrouslyIn catastrophic manner
- catastrophicallyIn devastating manner
spectacularly · colossally · monumentally · epically · badly · terribly · horrendously · appallingly
embarrassingly
In a mortifying manner
- degradinglyIn belittling fashion
- humiliatinglyIn a shaming manner
- shamefullyIn dishonorable fashion
dishonorably · disgracefully · abjectly · cringingly · ignominiously · publicly · ridiculously · laughably · pathetically · pitifully
uncomfortably
In a discomfiting manner
tactlessly · blunderingly · fumblingly · ungainly · self-consciously · flustered · red-faced · toe-curlingly · painfully · excruciatingly
incompetently
Without adequate skill
- inadequatelyIn an insufficient manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- disastrouslyIn catastrophic manner
catastrophically · spectacularly · colossally · monumentally · epically · badly · terribly · horrendously · appallingly · woefully
mortifyinglyproudly
With evident self-satisfaction
triumphantly · gloriously · exultantly · jubilantly · confidently
mortifyinglyproudly
With evident self-satisfaction
admirably · impressively · enviably · gloriously · triumphantly