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What is the adverb for awkward?

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The adverb is awkwardly.

It means in an awkward, inexperienced, or uncoordinated manner.

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Awkwardly is the adverb of awkward.

An example sentence is: "he awkwardly approached her".
Another example is: "the car was parked awkwardly in the small gap".

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