awkly

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adverb

In an unlucky or perverse manner.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adverbawkly (comparative more awkly, superlative most awkly)

comparative more awkly · superlative most awkly

  1. obsoleteIn an unlucky or perverse manner.
  2. obsoleteAwkwardly.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂époh₃kʷos
  5. Proto-Germanic*abuhaz
  6. Old Norseǫfugr
  7. Middle Englishawke
  8. Englishawk
  9. Englishawkly

From awk + -ly.

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APA

awkly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awkly

MLA

“awkly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awkly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awkly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awkly.

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