Definitions for AWKWARD
ˈɔk wərdawk·ward

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. awkwardadjective

   causing inconvenience

   "they arrived at an awkward time"

2. awkwardadjective

   lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

   "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

3. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainlyadjective

   difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

   "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

4. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosenadjective

   not elegant or graceful in expression

   "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?"

5. awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviableadjective

   hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"

6. awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasyadjective

   socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

   "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. awkwardadverb

   In a backwards direction.

2. awkwardadjective

   Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments

   John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practise to improve.

3. awkwardadjective

   Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing

   That was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watching.

4. awkwardadjective

   Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction

5. awkwardadjective

   Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkwardadjective

   Etymology: [ æward, Saxon; that is, backward, untoward.

   1. Inelegant; unpolite; untaught; ungenteel.

   Proud Italy,
   Whose manners still our tardy, apish nation
   Limps after in base awkward imitation. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   Their own language is worthy their care; and they are judged of by their handsome or awkward way of expressing themselves in it. John Locke.

   An awkward shame, or fear of ill usage, has a share in this conduct. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Unready; unhandy; not dexterous; clumsy.

   Slow to resolve, but in performance quick:
   So true, that he was awkward at a trick. John Dryden, Hind and P.

   3. Perverse; untoward.

   A kind and constant friend
   To all that regularly offend;
   But was implacable, and awkward,
   To all that interlop’d and hawker’d. Hudibras.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkwardadjective

   wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy

2. Awkwardadjective

   not easily managed or effected; embarrassing

3. Awkwardadjective

   perverse; adverse; untoward

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkward

   Awkward is an album by Ty. It was released in 2001 on Ninja Tune records.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awkward

   awk′ward, adj. clumsy: ungraceful: embarrassed: difficult to deal with: (Shak.) unfavourable: (obs.) froward.—adj. Awk′wardish.—adv. Awk′wardly, clumsily, embarrassingly, dangerously.—n. Awk′wardness. [Prob. Ice. afug, turned wrong way, and suff. -ward, expressing direction.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AWKWARD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Awkward is ranked #104602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Awkward surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Awkward.
   
   88.3% or 151 total occurrences were Black.
   6.4% or 11 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AWKWARD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2554

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'AWKWARD' in Adjectives Frequency: #741

How to pronounce AWKWARD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say AWKWARD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AWKWARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AWKWARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of AWKWARD in a Sentence

1. Linda Esposito:

   This is where you are going to see some of your socially awkward kids really struggle, it can be really tough and I think that for parents to really talk with their kids about the transition and some of the things that they could expect, try to prepare them but also realize that this is just part of their natural progression and they do need to have an ability to reach an age appropriate independence level.

2. Nick Shymansky:

   (It's) very surreal, very awkward (to be at the premiere), but (it's) also a moment to be pleased that people are talking about her in the right light and people are thinking about her in the right way.

3. Chief Executive Officer Tom Rutledge:

   While we'd like to participate in the auction, it's a very awkward time for us, if somehow we get a faster close (of the TWC transaction), then we might.

4. Ashley Iaconetti:

   I am definitely used to talking about it on camera and wow, did I feel a lot of sympathy for Colton in that moment. It is so hard, you really do n’t even have any idea how awkward it is to talk about that and reveal that on camera unless you’ve done it.

5. John Hotchkiss:

   You think you know what it means to be on TV, but you don’t know what the production company is going to do when they edit [ the show ], you don’t know where it is going to be broadcast or for how long. If you are the awkward kid on a TV show or the kid that messed up the scrambled eggs, that could follow you around for the rest of your life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=AWKWARD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awkward
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=AWKWARD
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/AWKWARD
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=AWKWARD
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=AWKWARD
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html