ungracefully
In awkward fashion
In a manner lacking grace, elegance, or poise.
Someone who falls ungracefully crashes down in an awkward heap.
A speaker who exits ungracefully stumbles through a clumsy conclusion.
He ungracefully extricated himself from the conversation.
The word often implies embarrassment or social discomfort rather than mere physical clumsiness.
Without social sensitivity
- gauchelyIn a tactless manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- maladroitlyIn an unskillful manner
- crudelyIn unrefined manner
boorishly · indelicately · coarsely · gracelessly · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · bluntly · insensitively
In an uncoordinated manner
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
- stumblinglyIn an unsteady manner
- gawkilyIn clumsy manner
ungainly · stiffly · jerkily · haltingly · shuffling · lurching · falteringly · plodding
Without refinement or polish
- unattractivelyIn an ugly manner
- unbecominglyIn an unfitting manner
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- gracelesslyWithout elegance or poise
unstylishly · crudely · tastelessly · unflatteringly · artlessly · unrefined · unpolished · unsophisticatedly
In a clumsy manner
- fumblinglyIn an awkward manner
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- messilyIn disorderly manner
carelessly · ham-fistedly · ineptly · amateurishly · incompetently · slipshod · shoddily · poorly
tactlessly
Without social sensitivity
- gauchelyIn a tactless manner
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- maladroitlyIn an unskillful manner
crudely · boorishly · indelicately · coarsely · gracelessly · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · bluntly · insensitively · thoughtlessly
clumsily
In an uncoordinated manner
- awkwardlyIn a clumsy manner
- lumberinglyIn an ungainly way
- stumblinglyIn an unsteady manner
gawkily · ungainly · stiffly · jerkily · haltingly · shuffling · lurching · falteringly · plodding · tripping
inelegantly
Without refinement or polish
- unattractivelyIn an ugly manner
- unbecominglyIn an unfitting manner
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
gracelessly · unstylishly · crudely · tastelessly · unflatteringly · artlessly · unrefined · unpolished · unsophisticatedly · plainly
bunglingly
In a clumsy manner
- fumblinglyIn an awkward manner
- sloppilyIn an untidy manner
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
messily · carelessly · ham-fistedly · ineptly · amateurishly · incompetently · slipshod · shoddily · poorly · badly
ungracefullygraciously
With elegant kindness
tactfully · elegantly · diplomatically · courteously · politely