Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

awkly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
awk-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an unlucky or perverse manner.

Obsolete

adv

Awkwardly.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke English awk Middle English -ly English -ly English awkly From awk + -ly.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more awkly (comparative) most awkly (superlative)

Questions

What does awkly mean?
In an unlucky or perverse manner.
Where does awkly come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke English awk Middle English -ly English -ly English awkly From awk + -ly.

How to pronounce awkly

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “awkly”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “awkly”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “awkly” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.