uncomfortably

Universal Words adverb 1 in a way that makes you feel anxious or embarrassed; in a way that shows you are anxious or embarrassed: I became uncomfortably aware that no one else was laughing. * Her comment was uncomfortably close to the truth. * He shifted uncomfortably in his seat when I mentioned money. 2 in a way that is not physically comfortable: I was feeling uncomfortably hot. * She perched uncomfortably on the edge of the table.