awkwardly

Meaning of awkwardly

adverb
  1. in an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully.
    she waddled up the stairs awkwardly
    he landed awkwardly after both of his vaults
    the conclusion seems awkwardly grafted on to the main text
  2. in a way that shows uneasy embarrassment.
    Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them
    I cleared my throat awkwardly
  3. in a way that causes difficulty.
    the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column
    the ball bounced awkwardly, but Auguste controlled it with his chest

Information about awkwardly

  • It is an adverb.
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Hyphenation of awkwardly

awk-wardly

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • awkwardly is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with awkwardly

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