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awkwardly

Variant of awkward

adjective

  1. not having grace or skill; clumsy, as in form or movement; bungling: an awkward dancer, an awkward style
  2. inconvenient to use; hard to handle; unwieldy: an awkward tool
  3. inconvenient; uncomfortable; cramped: an awkward position
  4. showing or resulting from lack of social poise; embarrassed or embarrassing: an awkward remark
  5. not easy to deal with; delicate: an awkward situation
  6. Obsolete perverse or untoward

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