How do you pronounce awkwardly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔkwɚdli/.

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awkwardly

/ˈɔkwɚdli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

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more awkwardly (comparative) most awkwardly (superlative) aukwardly (alternative, obsolete)

How do you pronounce awkwardly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔkwɚdli/.
What does awkwardly mean?: In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
Where does awkwardly 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 Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English awkward Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English awkwardly From awkward + -ly.

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