awkwardly

adverb

Definition of awkwardlynext
1
as in clumsily

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2
as in ungracefully

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“Awkwardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awkwardly. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.

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