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1. (adj.) awkward
lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy.
2. awkward
lacking grace or ease, as in movement or posture:
an awkward gesture.
3. awkward
lacking social graces or manners.
4. awkward
ill-adapted for ease of use or handling:
an awkward tool.
5. awkward
requiring caution; somewhat hazardous; dangerous:
an awkward turn in the road.
6. awkward
hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill or tact:
an awkward situation.
7. awkward
embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by lack of social grace:
an awkward moment.
8. awkward
Obs. untoward; perverse.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME, =awk(e) backhanded, OE *afoc (< ON &oogon;fugr turned the wrong way) + -ward -ward)
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1. (adj) awkward
causing inconvenience
"they arrived at an awkward time"
2. (adj) awkward
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. (adj) awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
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. (adj) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
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. (adj) awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
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. (adj) awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy
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"
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1. (adjective) awkward
causing embarrassment
an awkward question; It's a little awkward not to invite her.
2. awkward
not graceful; = clumsy
awkward movements
3. awkward
difficult to use
The bottle top was awkward to get back on.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) awkward
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. (adj) awkward
not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
3. (adj) awkward
perverse; adverse; untoward
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Sense: not graceful or elegant
an awkward movement.
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 Afrikaans: onbeholpe |
 Arabic: غَير بارِع، غَير لَبِق، غ |
 Bulgarian: тромав |
 Brazilian: desajeitado |
 Czech: neobratný |
 German: ungeschickt |
 Danish: akavet; kejtet |
 Greek: αδέξιος, άγαρμπος |
 Spanish: patoso, desgarbado, torpe |
 Estonian: kohmakas |
 Farsi: بدقواره؛ ناجور |
 Finnish: kömpelö |
 French: maladroit |
 Hebrew: מְגוּשָׁם |
 Hindi: बेढंगा |
 Croatian: nezgodan |
 Hungarian: esetlen |
 Indonesian: kikuk, canggung, janggal |
 Icelandic: klunnalegur |
 Italian: goffo |
 Japanese: ぎこちない |
 Korean: 서투른 |
 Lithuanian: negrabus, nerangus |
 Latvian: neveikls; lempīgs |
 Malay: janggal |
 Dutch: onhandig |
 Norwegian: klosset, keitet |
 Polish: niezręczny, niezgrabny |
 Persian: بدقواره؛ ناجور |
 Pashto: بد قواره |
 Portuguese: desajeitado |
 Romanian: stângaci |
 Russian: неуклюжий |
 Slovak: neobratný, nemotorný |
 Slovenian: neroden |
 Serbian: nezgodan |
 Swedish: klumpig, besvärlig |
 Thai: งุ่มง่าม |
 Turkish: hantal, kaba |
 Taiwanese: 笨拙的 |
 Ukrainian: незграбний |
 Urdu: بھدا ، بھونڈا |
 Vietnamese: vụng về |
 Chinese: 笨拙的 |
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