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Definition of awkwardly in English: awkwardlyadverbˈɔːkwədliˈɔkwərdli 1In an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully. she waddled up the stairs awkwardly he landed awkwardly after both of his vaults the conclusion seems awkwardly grafted on to the main text Example sentencesExamples - Given enough webbing, Spider-Man gets awkwardly tangled.
- The transition scenes are handled a little awkwardly.
- The directors' faces look cut out, almost as if by hand, and fit awkwardly against the mountain backdrop.
- In her portraits, the head fits awkwardly on the clothing.
- The figure's unnaturally elongated legs and awkwardly distended fingers seem a bit too mannered.
- We all sat in close quarters, awkwardly shuffling our coats and bags.
- She stares straight ahead with her right hand on her hip and her left arm awkwardly looped through her father's elbow.
- A child buys a pair of ice cream cones and stomps awkwardly up a flight of steps.
- They are well staged, but somtimes fall awkwardly between uncomfortable realism and Hollywood effectiveness.
- Awkwardly sited on the river meander, the bridge has an uncomfortable relationship with the freeway.
2In a way that shows uneasy embarrassment. Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them I cleared my throat awkwardly Example sentencesExamples - He was suddenly awkwardly aware of the girls walking toward him, especially the dark-haired one in the middle.
- Hiss eyes didn't leave me, which forced me to turn away awkwardly.
- "Um, thanks," Kate replied awkwardly, turning her head away to stare shyly at the bench.
- He scratched the back of his head awkwardly while giving a grin.
- They stood there awkwardly, staring into each other's eyes.
- Awkwardly, I tried to start a conversation, hoping that he would have forgotten about what had happened on Sunday.
- He just stood there awkwardly for a moment, looking down at her from his full six feet of height.
- He coughed awkwardly and Alison could see him place his hand on her knee.
- Samantha awkwardly tucked her hair behind her ear and bit the inside of her lip.
- She let go of him and they both looked around, rocking on their heels awkwardly.
3In a way that causes difficulty. the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column the ball bounced awkwardly, but Auguste controlled it with his chest Example sentencesExamples - The hallway was entered via an awkwardly placed entrance door.
- The stylish analog clock is awkwardly placed low and to the right of the driver.
- Part of the original wall paintings have been preserved to this day due to the difficult access to the awkwardly situated chapel.
- Four of the six computer ports are mounted awkwardly between the slots.
- They can be accessed only via a function key awkwardly placed on the outside of the control key.
- Boats can be booby traps, with things like cleats placed awkwardly around the deck to stub bare feet or even send you tumbling overboard.
- Furthermore, the socket's retention lever is awkwardly positioned and very difficult to reach.
- Find the deeply nested or otherwise awkwardly located folder and right-click on it.
- No longer do drivers have to tolerate awkwardly placed controls as quirks of the car's British heritage.
- The controls were awkwardly designed, with the viewfinder on the far right end of the camera, and the shutter release on the left.
Definition of awkwardly in US English: awkwardlyadverbˈôkwərdlēˈɔkwərdli 1In an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully. she waddled up the stairs awkwardly he landed awkwardly after both of his vaults the conclusion seems awkwardly grafted on to the main text Example sentencesExamples - The transition scenes are handled a little awkwardly.
- They are well staged, but somtimes fall awkwardly between uncomfortable realism and Hollywood effectiveness.
- A child buys a pair of ice cream cones and stomps awkwardly up a flight of steps.
- The figure's unnaturally elongated legs and awkwardly distended fingers seem a bit too mannered.
- The directors' faces look cut out, almost as if by hand, and fit awkwardly against the mountain backdrop.
- She stares straight ahead with her right hand on her hip and her left arm awkwardly looped through her father's elbow.
- We all sat in close quarters, awkwardly shuffling our coats and bags.
- Awkwardly sited on the river meander, the bridge has an uncomfortable relationship with the freeway.
- Given enough webbing, Spider-Man gets awkwardly tangled.
- In her portraits, the head fits awkwardly on the clothing.
2In a way that shows uneasy embarrassment. Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them I cleared my throat awkwardly Example sentencesExamples - She let go of him and they both looked around, rocking on their heels awkwardly.
- Samantha awkwardly tucked her hair behind her ear and bit the inside of her lip.
- "Um, thanks," Kate replied awkwardly, turning her head away to stare shyly at the bench.
- He just stood there awkwardly for a moment, looking down at her from his full six feet of height.
- Awkwardly, I tried to start a conversation, hoping that he would have forgotten about what had happened on Sunday.
- Hiss eyes didn't leave me, which forced me to turn away awkwardly.
- They stood there awkwardly, staring into each other's eyes.
- He was suddenly awkwardly aware of the girls walking toward him, especially the dark-haired one in the middle.
- He scratched the back of his head awkwardly while giving a grin.
- He coughed awkwardly and Alison could see him place his hand on her knee.
3In a way that causes difficulty. the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column the ball bounced awkwardly, but Auguste controlled it with his chest Example sentencesExamples - The stylish analog clock is awkwardly placed low and to the right of the driver.
- They can be accessed only via a function key awkwardly placed on the outside of the control key.
- Furthermore, the socket's retention lever is awkwardly positioned and very difficult to reach.
- No longer do drivers have to tolerate awkwardly placed controls as quirks of the car's British heritage.
- The hallway was entered via an awkwardly placed entrance door.
- Boats can be booby traps, with things like cleats placed awkwardly around the deck to stub bare feet or even send you tumbling overboard.
- Part of the original wall paintings have been preserved to this day due to the difficult access to the awkwardly situated chapel.
- The controls were awkwardly designed, with the viewfinder on the far right end of the camera, and the shutter release on the left.
- Find the deeply nested or otherwise awkwardly located folder and right-click on it.
- Four of the six computer ports are mounted awkwardly between the slots.
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