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   awkward

   /ˈɔːkwəd/

   adjective

   • 1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with: "some awkward questions" Similar difficulttrickyinformal:fiddlycumbersomeunwieldyunhandyinformal:a devila bastardvulgar slang:a buggerrare:cumbrouslumbersomeinconvenientdifficultinappropriateinopportuneunfortunatearchaic:unseasonableOpposite easystraightforwardconvenient
   • ▪ deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative: "you're being damned awkward!" Similar unreasonableuncooperativeunhelpfuldifficultannoyingobstructiveunaccommodatingrefractorydisobligingcontraryperversetiresomeexasperatingtryingstubbornobstinatethrawninformal:cussedpeskybloody-mindedbolshiebalkyarchaic:contumaciousfrowardrare:renitentpervicaciousOpposite amenablecooperative
   • 2. causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience: "you have put me in a very awkward position" Similar embarrassinguncomfortableunpleasantdelicateticklishtrickysensitiveproblematicproblematicaltroublesomeperplexingthornyvexatioushumiliatingcompromisinginformal:stickydiceyhairycringeworthycringe-makingdodgygnarlyembarrassedself-consciousuncomfortableill at easeuneasytensenervousedgyunrelaxedstrainedrare:unquietOpposite relaxedat ease
   • 3. not smooth or graceful; ungainly: "Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress" Similar clumsyungainlyuncoordinatedmaladroitgracelessungracefulineptinelegantunskilfulunhandyall thumbsgauchegawkyganglingblunderinglumberingcloddishwoodenstiffcoltishall fingers and thumbsinformal:clodhoppingham-fistedham-handedwith two left feetcack-handedarchaic:lubberlyOpposite gracefuladroit
   • ▪ uncomfortable or abnormal: "make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘the wrong way round, upside down’): from dialect awk ‘backwards, perverse, clumsy’ (from Old Norse afugr ‘turned the wrong way’) + -ward.

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   What does it mean if a person is awkward?

   • An awkward movement or position is uncomfortable or clumsy. Amy made an awkward gesture with her hands. He fell awkwardly and went down in agony clutching his right knee. He lay beside her awkwardly, propped on an elbow. Someone who feels awkward behaves in a shy or embarrassed way.

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   What is an awkward moment?

   • an awkward moment. Obsolete. untoward; perverse. obsolete. It’s the first time I’ve read a book where every sentence is cowritten, and it didn’t feel awkward at all. The painful consequence of that will be a clunky, suboptimal transposition of the physical to the virtual, right down—one fears—to an awkward videoconference cocktail hour.

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   What is an awkward situation?

   • An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with. I was the first to ask him awkward questions but there'll be harder ones to come. There was an awkward moment as couples decided whether to stand next to their partners. There was an awkwardly long silence. ...an awkwardly timed meeting.

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   What is an awkward statement?

   • An awkward statement has an uncomfortable, and perhaps recoiling force; a statement that contains ill-assorted and incongruous material in ill-chosen language is clumsy. We speak of an awkward predicament, an awkward scrape. An awkward excuse commonly reflects on the one who offers it. We say the admitted facts have an awkward appearance.

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   • Awkwardly

     AWKWARDLY definition: 1. in a worried or embarrassed way: 2....

   • English (US)

     AWKWARD meaning: 1. difficult to use, do, or deal with: 2....

   • Znaczenie Awkward, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     AWKWARD definicja: 1. difficult to use, do, or deal with: 2....

   • Awkward: Arabic Translation

     AWKWARD translate: صَعْب / مُرْبِك, مُحْرِج, أخْرَق. Learn...

   • Simplified

     AWKWARD translate: 困难的, 难用的；棘手的；难处理的，难对付的, 令人尴尬的,...

   • Traditional

     AWKWARD translate: 困難的, 難用的；棘手的；難處理的，難對付的, 令人尷尬的,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     AWKWARD translate: difícil, complicado, desajeitado,...

   • Awkward: French Translation

     AWKWARD translate: embarrassant/-ante, maladroit/-oite,...

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   If you are awkward, chances are you are uncomfortable. You could feel socially awkward, like when you forget the host's name. Or, you may feel physically awkward, like when you trip on your way to the podium.

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   adjective. lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept. the new recruits were awkward in their exercises. ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture. despite a great deal of practice she remained an awkward dancer. unwieldy; difficult to use. an awkward implement.

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