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Definition of Awkwardly
1. Adverb. In an awkward manner. "He bent awkwardly"
Definition of Awkwardly
1. Adverb. In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Awkwardly
1. in an awkward manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Awkwardly
Literary usage of Awkwardly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"... earl of Antrim, is ingeniously conceived but awkwardly executed. From a passage
in the prologue it has been hastily supposed that Ford was abroad when ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"Marci's father, and his sobs made his chest shake and Mr. Davenport awkwardly
came from behind his desk and set a box of kleen- exes on the hard bench ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazineby David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1889)
"... notwithstanding her late regrets at the broken engagement, but Seth began to
advance awkwardly towards her. in fact, he had noticed the tall, gaunt, ..."
4. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Luke by Alfred Plummer (1896)
"... shepherds by means of the pastoral tales of the ancients, and is driven to
drag in, awkwardly enough, the legends of Cyrus and Romulus" (Leben fesu, i. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Comprising the History, Institutions by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"Prassede, shew clearly that a tower did not form part of the original plans ; in
the first case, it is awkwardly wedged in in a corner ; in the latter it ..."
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