cringingly

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English

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Etymology

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From cringing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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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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