awkwardly
adverb
[ ˈɔːkwədli ]
• in an ungainly manner; not smoothly or gracefully.
• "she waddled up the stairs awkwardly"
• in a way that shows uneasy embarrassment.
• "Seth responded awkwardly, allowing the silence once again to settle between them"
• in a way that causes difficulty.
• "the cruise control is placed awkwardly on the control column"
