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awkward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ill at ease, uneasy |
| Derivation | awkwardness |
awkward and reserved at parties.
awkward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly |
| Derivation | awkwardness |
an awkward bundle to carry.
awkward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept |
| Derivation | awkwardness |
an awkward prose style.
awkward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | embarrassing, sticky, unenviable |
| Derivation | awkwardness |
awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion.
an awkward pause followed his remark.
| Type | Words |
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they arrived at an awkward time.
awkward::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | awkwardness |
an awkward dancer.
an awkward gesture.
too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes.
his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.
Examples of awkward
awkward
Adding to the awkward return of Gonzales on Saturday was the timing of his move.
From the kentucky.com
His awkward smile and shrugs suggested he had no idea what was happening to him.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Rio's hurt his leg, pulling up after an awkward landing from a defensive header.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It dramatizes a decline from awkward good manners toward primal anger and panic.
From the post-gazette.com
Work may be performed on top or under equipment in cramped or awkward positions.
From the jobview.monster.com
The film shoehorns two laughs into almost an hour and a half of awkward silence.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
The transition hasn't been awkward or a distraction to the players, Fisher said.
From the washingtontimes.com
Once we got past the initial, This is kind of awkward, it stopped being awkward.
From the washingtonpost.com
Writing about Richardson is awkward because he doesn't want to be written about.
From the newsobserver.com
- Causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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?"
- 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"
- 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"
- (awkwardness) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- (awkwardness) the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
- (awkwardness) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
