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awkwardly

adv

Etymology

From awkward + -ly.

  1. derived from *abuhaz✻
  2. derived from ǫfugr
  3. inherited from awke
  4. suffixed as awkward — “awk + ward”
  5. formed as awkwardly — “awkward + -ly”

Definitions

  1. In an awkward manner

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for awkwardly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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