awkwardly (Meaning)

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awkwardly (r)

in an awkward manner

The boy awkwardly shuffled his feet as he approached the teacher.
The guest speaker's delivery was so awkwardly phrased that the audience could barely comprehend it.
The office chair spun awkwardly, threatening to topple over.
She felt awkwardly out of place in the crowded party.
The politician's apology seemed awkwardly forced and insincere.
The painting hung awkwardly on the wall, offset to one side.
The couple shared an awkwardly long silence, each unsure of what to say.
He stumbled awkwardly over the uneven pavement, trying to regain his balance.
The flower arrangement looked awkwardly lopsided, with one side drooping lower than the other.
The new employee awkwardly introduced herself to her colleagues, her voice trembling slightly.

in an awkward manner

ineptly, unskillfully,clumsily, gracelessly, strenuously, laboriously,painfully, hardly, ham-handedly, maladroitly

deftly, lightly, readily, fluently, effortlessly, handily, painlessly, freely, smoothly, handily

The boy awkwardly shuffled his feet as he approached the teacher.

The guest speaker's delivery was so awkwardly phrased that the audience could barely comprehend it.

The office chair spun awkwardly, threatening to topple over.

She felt awkwardly out of place in the crowded party.