awkwardly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke English awk Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English awkward Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English awkwardly From awkward + -ly.
Meanings
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In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
A poorly finished trunk has an awkwardly high liftover and no useful handhold on its lid.
2007 December 23, Lawrence Ulrich, “Same Small-Car Stew, Stirred and Reheated”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aukwardly | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most awkwardly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more awkwardly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
fi kiusallisesti (in an awkward manner) · de tapsig (in an awkward manner) · de ungeschickt (in an awkward manner) · es torpemente (in an awkward manner) · eo mallerte (in an awkward manner) · de unbeholfen (in an awkward manner) · ru неуклю́же (in an awkward manner) · fi hankalasti (in an awkward manner) · hu esetlenül (in an awkward manner) · de umständlich (in an awkward manner) · el άγαρμπα (in an awkward manner)