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embarrassable

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 *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English embarrassable From embarrass + -able.

  1. derived from -able English -able English embarrassable From embarrass + -able
  2. derived from embarrass Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor
  3. derived from embarrasserbor
  4. derived from embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor
  5. derived from baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor

Definitions

  1. Capable of being embarrassed.

    • But true scientists should not be embarrassable.
    • Highly embarrassable people think that they blush more frequently and more conspicuously than others...

The neighborhood

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