Meaning & use
Awkwardly
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In a manner lacking grace, skill, or social ease; clumsily or uncomfortably.
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He shuffled awkwardly across the stage, unsure where to stand.
The conversation ended awkwardly after the joke fell flat.
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Derived from 'awkward,' originally meaning 'in the wrong direction,' from Old Norse 'afugr.'
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clumsilyuncomfortably
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