awkwardly

/ˈɔkwɝdɫi/ adv

In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

Word Origin From 'awk' 'wrong, back-handed' and '-ward' 'direction' — awkwardly means 'in a wrong-turned way.' The -ward suffix appears in forward, backward, and wayward. So awkward is literally 'turned the wrong way,' and awkwardly is doing things clumsily.

adv In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.

He awkwardly tried to dance at the party, stumbling over his own feet several times.

(副词) 笨拙地;不灵活地;别扭地

他在派对上笨拙地尝试跳舞,好几次都被自己的脚绊倒。

(adverbio) torpemente; con torpeza; desgarbadamente; incómodamente [De manera torpe; con incomodidad o falta de coordinación.]

Él intentó torpemente bailar en la fiesta, tropezando con sus propios pies varias veces.

(adverbe) maladroitement; gauchement; avec gêne; avec maladresse [De manière gauche, maladroite ou embarrassée ; sans aisance ni coordination.]

Il essaya **awkwardly** de danser à la fête, trébuchant plusieurs fois sur ses propres pieds.

(Adverb) ungeschickt; holprig; linkisch; unbeholfen; plump [**awkwardly** *Adv.*: Auf eine unbeholfene, ungeschickte oder peinliche Weise; mit mangelnder Koordination oder Selbstsicherheit.]

Er versuchte **awkwardly**, auf der Party zu tanzen, und stolperte mehrmals über seine eigenen Füße.

(副詞) 不器用な方法で;不快感を伴い、ぎこちなく。動作や動きがぎこちなく、落ち着かない様子で。

彼はパーティーでぎこちなく踊ろうとして、何度も自分の足を踏みそうになった。

(advérbio) desajeitadamente; constrangidamente; embaraçosamente; torpemente [De maneira desajeitada; com desconforto ou falta de coordenação.]

Ele tentou dançar desajeitadamente na festa, tropeçando nos próprios pés várias vezes.

Common collocations

stand verb foot subst fall verb sit verb rather adv smile verb little adv hand subst sorry adj leg subst hold verb shuffle verb

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