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awkly

awkly adverb: in an unlucky or perverse manner.

Adverb

awkly (comparative more awkly, superlative most awkly)

  1. (obsolete) In an unlucky or perverse manner.
  2. (obsolete) Awkwardly.

Forms of awkly

comparativemore awkly
superlativemost awkly

Origin of awkly

From awk + -ly.

Questions about awkly

What does awkly mean?
Awkly means in an unlucky or perverse manner.
What part of speech is awkly?
Awkly is an adverb.

Words near awkly in the dictionary

  1. Awitan
  2. awiwi
  3. awk
  4. Awka
  5. awkaf
  6. awkly
  7. awkness
  8. awko taco
  9. awks
  10. awkward
  11. awkward age

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