unembarrassing

adjective

un·​em·​bar·​rass·​ing ˌən-im-ˈber-ə-siŋ How to pronounce unembarrassing (audio)
-ˈba-rə-
: not causing embarrassment : not embarrassing
a surprisingly unembarrassing experience
… there's visible discomfort when I state something that to me is obvious, unembarrassing, and uncontroversial …Megan McArdle
unembarrassingly adverb

Examples of unembarrassing in a Sentence

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The House of Harlow 1960 designer announced the news on her Instagram with a video of her raising some light ruckus at the gym with some unembarrassing push-ups, sit-ups, and assisted pull-ups. Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 8 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unembarrassing was in 1805

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“Unembarrassing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unembarrassing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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