Dictionary / Vocabulary / 曲がりなりにも
まがりなりにも
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
Also written 曲り形にも、曲りなりにも
彼は苦学して曲がりなりにも大学を出た。
Somehow he managed to work his way through college.
曲がりなりにも彼は原稿を書き終えた。
Though imperfectly, he finished writing his manuscript.