embarrassable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrass Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English embarrassable From embarrass + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being embarrassed.
Highly embarrassable people think that they blush more frequently and more conspicuously than others...
2009, Mark R. Leary, Rick H. Hoyle, Handbook of individual differences in social behavior, page 186:But true scientists should not be embarrassable.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most embarrassable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more embarrassable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |