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What (who) is awkwardly - definition
awkwardly
see awkward
awkward
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Awkward (disambiguation)
1.
An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come...
There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners.
= tricky
ADJ
• awkwardly
There was an awkwardly long silence.
ADV: ADV adj/-ed
2.
Something that is awkward to use or carry is difficult to use or carry because of its design. A job that is awkward is difficult to do.
It was small but heavy enough to make it awkward to carry...
Full-size tripods can be awkward, especially if you're shooting a low-level subject.
= tricky
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to-inf
• awkwardly
The autoexposure button is awkwardly placed under the lens release button.
ADV: ADV -ed
3.
An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy.
Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands.
ADJ
• awkwardly
He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee...
ADV: ADV with v
4.
Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way.
Women frequently say that they feel awkward taking the initiative in sex...
= uncomfortable
ADJ
• awkwardly
'This is Malcolm,' the girl said awkwardly, to fill the silence.
ADV: ADV with v
5.
If you say that someone is awkward, you are critical of them because you find them unreasonable and difficult to live with or deal with.
She's got to an age where she is being awkward.
ADJ [disapproval]
awkward
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Awkward (disambiguation)
a.
1.
Unskilful, bungling, unhandy, maladroit, inapt, clumsy, without dexterity.
2.
Unwieldy, lumbering, unmanageable, inconvenient, unfit.
3.
Uncouth, unrefined, unpolished, uncourtly, rude, rough, clumsy, coarse, wooden, inelegant, ungainly, untoward, ungraceful, stiff, constrained, uneasy, rustic, boorish, clownish, loutish, gawky, lubberly, slouching.
Examples of use of awkwardly
1. Some buildings leaned awkwardly on broken stilts.
2. It began awkwardly, particularly with her mother.
3. Her clothes were unbuttoned and twisted awkwardly around her body.
4. Musharraf was tightlipped, hands clasped awkwardly before him.
5. It fits awkwardly with the philosophy of Asbos and curfews.