awkwardly

awkwardly
awkwardly [ˈɔ:kwədlɪ]
adverb
   a. [move, express o.s.] maladroitement ; [fall] mal
• awkwardly placed mal placé
   b. ( = embarrassedly) d'un air embarrassé
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['ɔːkwədlɪ]
adverb
1) (inconveniently)

awkwardly placed/designed — mal placé/conçu

2) (clumsily) [move, express oneself] maladroitement; [fall, land] lourdement
3) (with embarrassment) [speak, apologize] d'un ton gêné; [behave] d'une manière embarrassée

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