| 曲がりなりにも;曲り形にも | [まがりなりにも, magarinarinimo] (adv) though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other [Add to Longdo] |
| Though imperfectly, he finished writing his manuscript. | 曲がりなりにも彼は原稿を書き終えた。 |
| Somehow he managed to work his way through college. | 彼は苦学して曲がりなりにも大学を出た。 |