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单词 cringe-makingly
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Definition of cringe-makingly in English:

cringe-makingly

adverb ˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋli
British informal
  • Such as to make one cringe; so intensely embarrassing, shameful, sentimental, etc., that one might cringe.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in The Financial Times. From cringe-making + -ly.

 
 

Definition of cringe-makingly in US English:

cringe-makingly

adverbˈkrɪn(d)ʒˌmeɪkɪŋli
British informal
  • Such as to make one cringe; so intensely embarrassing, shameful, sentimental, etc., that one might cringe.

Origin

1980s; earliest use found in The Financial Times. From cringe-making + -ly.

 
 
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