awkwardly
adverb B2- In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
From the library
Matthew had taken the scrawny little hand awkwardly in his; then and there he decided what to do.
“Good night,” she said, a little awkwardly, but not unkindly.
The prize-fighter, a heavily built young man with a stupid, obstinate, slab-sided face, stood awkwardly at the door, looking about him with a puzzled expression.
His forced politeness sat awkwardly upon him, and approached almost to impertinence.
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