Cringily

Quick meaning: Cringily is an adverb meaning In a cringey manner.

Meaning

In a cringey manner.

Example Sentences

Her weatherbeaten face brightens at the sight of the pair of us, whom she always calls, just a little cringily, ‘my accomplished daughter and her lovely Nick’.

Demi Moore’s recent self-taken Twitter snaps of herself in a bikini (inset) were cringily unnecessary – she is known for little else than looking unfeasibly good these days; no need to overdo it.

You know the truth: you’re no different to that ageing hippy pal of your dad’s who once barged into your bedroom while you and your mates were smoking a joint and cringily demanded: ‘Hey man, pass the vibes.’

They exulted when they opened their copies of the Hahnemannian to read therein that Dr. Gould was “a tallow candle going out with a bad smell,” “not honest,” "not truthful,” and that he “cringily begs for mercy.”

Synonyms for cringily

Depending on context, synonyms include cringeworthily, cringingly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cringingly, cringeworthily, creepily, cornily, crapulously, crassly.

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