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awkwardly

awkwardly adverb: in an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

Adverb

awkwardly (comparative more awkwardly, superlative most awkwardly)

  1. In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
    • A poorly finished trunk has an awkwardly high liftover and no useful handhold on its lid.2007 December 23, Lawrence Ulrich, “Same Small-Car Stew, Stirred and Reheated”, in The New York Times

Examples of awkwardly in a sentence

  • The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
  • Cubarsí’s shot bounces awkwardly in front of him but there’s not a lot of power behind it.
  • He looks a little trepidatious too, and we both laugh awkwardly as he nears me.

All 21 example sentences with awkwardly

Forms of awkwardly

comparativemore awkwardly
superlativemost awkwardly
alternative form (obsolete)aukwardly

Origin of awkwardly

From awkward + -ly.

Questions about awkwardly

What does awkwardly mean?
Awkwardly means in an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
What part of speech is awkwardly?
Awkwardly is an adverb.

Words near awkwardly in the dictionary

  1. awkward turtles
  2. awkwarder
  3. awkwardest
  4. awkwardish
  5. awkwardity
  6. awkwardly
  7. awkwardness
  8. awkwardnesses
  9. awkwardnessful
  10. awkwards
  11. awkweird

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