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Adverb
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Never has a snarky, clumsily worded and insensitive-sounding aside caused so much trouble.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Also, later on, Wendy’s questions for Dame feel clumsily blunt.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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The camera rolls as West lies on a futuristic bed with Elon Musk, awkwardly comparing relationship woes.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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This all took place while the cast awkwardly laughed and continually tried to continue the show’s conversation.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Gracelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gracelessly. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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