awkwardly

[ US /ˈɔkwɝdɫi/ ]
[ UK /ˈɔːkwədli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in an awkward manner
    he bent awkwardly
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How To Use awkwardly In A Sentence

  • The contrail went straight up, bisecting the Sun, forcing the crowd to squint and awkwardly block the Sun to see the contrail.
  • Walking awkwardly after two hip operations, he was given a warm reception by the multiracial crowd. Times, Sunday Times
  • The effect of the cold rainwater soaking his collar from the inspector's awkwardly held umbrella had diminished. THE LAST RAVEN
  • Pain circled my head, blood trickled coppery in my mouth, and darkness called until the clock ticked into the next millisecond and my foot came down awkwardly on the dirt. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » November : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
  • In her portraits, the head fits awkwardly on the clothing.
  • Furthermore, the underlying suggestion of an inherent connection between physicality and culture seems awkwardly reductive.
  • The two genres don't play off each other or give each other a fresh spin; they awkwardly coincide and never truly cross-fertilize. Michael Giltz: Cannes 2010 Day Four and Five: Mike Leigh's New Gem and Inside Job Rocks The Fest
  • The old school photograph shows a handsome, fresh-faced teenage boy staring awkwardly at the camera.
  • – The point-of-view switches awkwardly from the grandfather (” he feels momentarily vindicated”) to Ruthie (” Ruthie doesn’t understand why …”). Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » CarsonArtist’s Review Forum
  • Protruding awkwardly above the much older buildings, the huge, prismlike shingled roof of the modern church overhangs a concrete patio bearing a seven-foot wooden cross. American Grace
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