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[ adjective ] causing inconvenience
Examples "they arrived at an awkward time" |
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[ adjective ] lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Examples "an awkward dancer" "an awkward gesture" "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes" "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" |
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[ adjective ] difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Synonyms Examples "an awkward bundle to carry" "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia" "clumsy wooden shoes" "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" |
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[ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms Examples "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" |
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[ adjective ] hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
Synonyms Examples "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion" "an awkward pause followed his remark" "a sticky question" "in an unenviable position" |
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[ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms Examples "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" |
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[ adjective ] not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner
Synonyms Examples "awkward and reserved at parties" "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know" "was always uneasy with strangers" |
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