cringingly

adv — 2 senses

cringingly

adv

Etymology From cringing + -ly.

1

In a cringing manner; while cringing.

2

So as to make one cringe.

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.2004, Bill Hillsman, Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, →ISBN, page 11:

Synonyms: cringeworthily, cringily

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