inhibitingly

English

Etymology

From inhibiting +‎ -ly.

Adverb

inhibitingly (comparative more inhibitingly, superlative most inhibitingly)

  1. So as to inhibit.
    • 2016 June 10, Ben Brantley, “Review: ‘The Purple Lights of Joppa Illinois’ Revels in Unease”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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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