inhibitingly

English

Etymology

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.