Definitions for awkwardly
awk·ward·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. awkwardlyadverb

   in an awkward manner

   "he bent awkwardly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. awkwardlyadverb

   In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkwardlyadverb

   Clumsily; unreadily; inelegantly; ungainly.

   Etymology: from awkward.

   Dametas nodding from the waste upwards, and swearing he never knew man go more awkwardly to work. Philip Sidney.

   If any pretty creature is void of genius, and would perform her part but awkwardly, I must nevertheless insist upon her working. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 606.

   And when any thing is done awkwardly, the common saying will pass upon them, that it is suitable to their breeding. John Locke.

   She still renews the ancient scene;
   Forgets the forty years between;
   Awkwardly gay, and oddly merry;
   Her scarf pale pink, her kead-knot cherry. Matthew Prior.

   If a man be taught to hold his pen awkwardly, yet writes sufficiently well, it is not worth while to teach him the accurate methods of handling that instrument. Isaac Watts, Imp. of the Mind.

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1. awkwardly

   Awkwardly is an adverb that describes an action or behavior performed in a manner that demonstrates discomfort, lack of grace or skill, embarrassment, or social ineptness. It often involves difficulty or problems in execution, communication, or interaction.

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How to say awkwardly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awkwardly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awkwardly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of awkwardly in a Sentence

1. Jens Falkenberg:

   I can’t imagine Peter having killed her intentionally, but I can imagine an accident happening, the submarine is an ungainly place and you move around awkwardly. Perhaps she fell and broke her neck.

2. Cyril Almeida:

   The state is awkwardly trying to reassert its primacy, but generations now of Pakistanis have been raised with the belief that their version of religion trumps everything else, the blasphemy law is almost incidental to the larger trend of a radicalized society that has slipped out of the control of a weak state.

3. Sean Morris:

   I've seen people actually discussing things in a social situation, like guys saying in a bar 'Come on, that's not ok' or 'Do you think that's the best way to act?' people now are more aware of sexism and less happy to stand for it - they are ready to say something to their peers rather than awkwardly laugh it off or ignore it.

4. Sean Morris:

   People now are more aware of sexism and less happy to stand for it - they are ready to say something to their peers rather than awkwardly laugh it off or ignore it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=awkwardly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awkwardly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=awkwardly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=awkwardly