cringingly

cringingly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English cringing
English -ly
English cringingly

    From cringing + -ly.

    Adverb

    cringingly (comparative more cringingly, superlative most cringingly)

    1. In a cringing manner; while cringing.
    2. So as to make one cringe.
      • 2004, Bill Hillsman, Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, →ISBN, page 11:
        Instead, the campaign had run a couple of the most cringingly bad political commercials ever made, including one spot on the issue of abortion starring Wellstone's teenage daughter, Marcia.

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