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Definitions for Awkwardly
[1] lacking skill or dexterity.
[2] lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; an awkward dancer.
[3] lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkward frontiersman.
[4] not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method.
[5] requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: an awkward turn in the road.
[6] hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward situation; an awkward customer.
[7] embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by lack of social grace: an awkward moment.
[8] Obsolete . untoward; perverse.
[9] lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept the new recruits were awkward in their exercises
[10] ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture despite a great deal of practice she remained an awkward dancer
[11] unwieldy; difficult to use an awkward implement
[12] embarrassing an awkward moment
[13] embarrassed he felt awkward about leaving
[14] difficult to deal with; requiring tact an awkward situation ; an awkward customer
[15] deliberately uncooperative or unhelpful he could help but he is being awkward
[16] dangerous or difficult an awkward ascent of the ridge
[17] obsolete perverse
Words related to Awkwardly
awkwardclumsily, stiffly, carelessly, ineptly
Words nearby Awkwardly
awkwardawfully, awhato, awheel, awhile, awhirl, awkward, awkward age, awl, awl snail, awl-shaped, awless
Origin of Awkwardly
1300–50; Middle English, equivalent to awk(e ), auk(e ) ‘backhanded’, Old English *afoc (< Old Norse ǫfugr ‘turned the wrong way’; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German abuh, Old English afu(h)lic ‘wrong’, off) + -ward -ward
Other words from Awkwardly
awk·ward·ly , adverb
awk·ward·ness , noun
un·awk·ward , adjective
un·awk·ward·ly , adverb
un·awk·ward·ness , noun
Word origin for Awkwardly
C14 awk, from Old Norse öfugr turned the wrong way round + -ward
Synonyms for Awkwardly
clumsily, stiffly, bunglingly, carelessly, fumblingly, gawkily, gracelessly, inelegantly, ineptly, lumberingly, unadroitly, uncouthly, ungracefully, unskillfully, with difficulty