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awkward
adjective
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
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ˈɔːkwəd
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adjective
socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
“awkward and reserved at parties”
adjective
causing inconvenience
“they arrived at an awkward time”
adjective
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
“awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”
adjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
“an awkward prose style”
adjective
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
“an awkward dancer”
adjective
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
“an awkward bundle to carry”
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awkward and reserved at parties
ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
was always uneasy with strangers
they arrived at an awkward time
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
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?
an awkward dancer
an awkward gesture
too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
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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