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awkwardly
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in a manner marked by discomfort, clumsiness, or lacking smoothness
Example
The dancer moved awkwardly, struggling to coordinate the steps of the unfamiliar routine.
Wearing high heels for the first time, she walked awkwardly, trying to maintain her balance.
Trying on the unfamiliar high heels, she couldn't help but clump awkwardly across the room.
During the candlelit dinner, Sarah felt like a gooseberry as she sat awkwardly between her sister and her sister's boyfriend, who were lost in their own world.
The editor suggested the writer rephrase the awkwardly constructed sentences in the manuscript.
