| Main Entry: | clumsily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | crudely |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, bunglingly, gawkily, stumblingly |
| Main Entry: | awfully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | badly |
Synonyms: |
clumsily, disgracefully, disreputably, dreadfully, inadequately, incompletely, poorly, reprehensibly, shoddily, unforgivably, unpleasantly, wickedly, wretchedly |
| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inadequately |
Synonyms: |
abominably, awkwardly, blunderingly, carelessly, clumsily, crudely, defectively, erroneously, faultily, feebly, haphazardly, imperfectly, incompetently, ineffectively, ineptly, maladroitly, negligently, poorly, shoddily, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately, unsatisfactorily, unskillfully, unsuccessfully, weakly, wrong, wrongly |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
adequately |
| Main Entry: | awkwardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
bunglingly, carelessly, clumsily, fumblingly, gawkily, gracelessly, inelegantly, ineptly, lumberingly, stiffly, unadroitly, uncouthly, ungracefully, unskillfully, with difficulty |
Antonyms: |
adroitly, gracefully, skillfully |
| Main Entry: | improperly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | poorly |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, badly, clumsily, inadequately, inappropriately |
| Main Entry: | inaccurately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inexactly |
Synonyms: |
badly, clumsily, crudely, inadequately, incorrectly, mistakenly |
| Main Entry: | incompetently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | poorly |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, badly, clumsily, ineptly |
| Main Entry: | incorrectly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | mistakenly |
Synonyms: |
clumsily, falsely, inaccurately, wrongly |