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awkwardly
adverb as in with difficulty
Example Sentences
Harlequins suffered a major injury blow when James Chisholm had to go off midway through the first half after twisting his leg awkwardly in the turf, with Lawday sent on in his place.
He awkwardly mumbled about sponsoring the World Cup.
The president’s announcement appeared to land awkwardly in the room.
The former president, who died Sunday at the age of 100, prompting a tsunami of tributes from around the world, could sometimes seem awkwardly out of place in the corridors of power.
Yes, the network is named after a greeting card empire, but scenes that are blatant commercials are inexcusably and awkwardly shoehorned into the script of “Deck the Walls.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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