inhibitingly
English
Etymology
inhibiting + -ly
Adverb
inhibitingly (comparative more inhibitingly, superlative most inhibitingly)
- So as to inhibit.
- 2016 June 10, Ben Brantley, “Review: ‘The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois’ Revels in Unease”, in New York Times:
- Yet the script often feels as inhibitingly self-conscious as Ellis does as a host, suggesting a class writing assignment dutifully carried out by a precocious pupil who would rather be working on something else.
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