What is the Latin word for awkwardly?

The usual Latin words for “awkwardly” are rūsticus, incompositus, inurbānus; also inēlegāns, īnscītus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“awkwardly” in Latin

rūsticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined, boorish, coarse incompositusdisorderly, disorganized; clumsy inurbānusrustic, ungraceful, unmannerly inēlegānsinelegant īnscītusignorant, inexperienced, unskilful; silly, stupid

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

awkwardly

rustice: rusticius: incomposite: illiberaliter: inurbane: ineleganter: inscite. To behave awkwardly, rusticum se praebere: rustice facere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for awkwardly?: The usual Latin words for “awkwardly” are rūsticus, incompositus, inurbānus; also inēlegāns, īnscītus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.