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1 torpemente
adv.1 awkwardly, clumsily.2 obscenely, basely; slowly.3 stiffly.4 slow-wittedly.5 vilely, dishonestly. (Figurative)6 crudely. (Figurative)* * *► adverbio1 (sin habilidad) clumsily, awkwardly2 (lentamente) slowly* * *ADV1) (=sin destreza) clumsily, awkwardly2) (=neciamente) slow-wittedly* * *a) <caminar/moverse> clumsily; <expresarse/actuar> clumsilyb) ( tontamente) stupidly* * *= clumsily, lumpishly, obtusely, awkwardly, cumbrously, stupidly, foolishly.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.Ex. Endnote will now produce bibliographies arranged by 'topic' -- though the advertisement obtusely touted arrangement by author as an example of this feature.Ex. However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.Ex. In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex. Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* * *a) <caminar/moverse> clumsily; <expresarse/actuar> clumsilyb) ( tontamente) stupidly* * *= clumsily, lumpishly, obtusely, awkwardly, cumbrously, stupidly, foolishly.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.Ex: Endnote will now produce bibliographies arranged by 'topic' -- though the advertisement obtusely touted arrangement by author as an example of this feature.Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.* * *1 ‹caminar/moverse› clumsily, awkwardly2 ‹expresarse/actuar› clumsily3 (tontamente) stupidly* * *torpemente adv1. [moverse, escribir] clumsily, awkwardly2. [actuar, hablar] clumsily* * *torpemente adv clumsily -
2 toscamente
adv.coarsely, rudely, grossly, clownishly, lubbarly, fatly.* * *ADV roughly, crudely* * *= clumsily, lumpishly.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.* * *= clumsily, lumpishly.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: Even smaller books were liable to be lumpishly bound, but here there was more variety.* * *roughly, crudely* * *toscamente adv1. [hacer, confeccionar] crudely2. [comportarse] roughly, coarsely -
3 estúpidamente
• crassly• idiotically• inamorato• inanimate• lumpishly• stupidly -
4 lerdamente
adv.slowly, heavily, lumpishly, obtusely.
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