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    awk·ward
    [ˈôkwərd]
    adjective
    awkward (adjective)
    1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:
      "some awkward questions" · "the wheelbarrow can be awkward to maneuver" · "one of the most awkward jobs is painting a ceiling"
      • deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative:
        "you're being damned awkward!"
    2. causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience:
      "you have put me in a very awkward position" · "I felt awkward standing in front of the whole class"
    3. not smooth or graceful; ungainly:
      "Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress" · "she was long-legged and rather awkward"
      • uncomfortable or abnormal:
        "make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position"
    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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    adjective
    1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:
      difficult
      tricky
      cumbersome
      unwieldy
      unhandy
      cumbrous
      inconvenient
      inappropriate
      inopportune
      unfortunate
      unseasonable
      lumbersome
      Opposite:
      easy
      straightforward
      convenient
    2. causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience:
      embarrassing
      uncomfortable
      unpleasant
      delicate
      ticklish
      tricky
      sensitive
      problematic
      problematical
      troublesome
      perplexing
      thorny
      vexatious
      humiliating
      compromising
      embarrassed
      self-conscious
      ill at ease
      uneasy
      tense
      nervous
      edgy
      unrelaxed
      strained
      unquiet
      Opposite:
      relaxed
      at ease
    3. not smooth or graceful; ungainly:
      clumsy
      ungainly
      uncoordinated
      maladroit
      graceless
      ungraceful
      inept
      inelegant
      unskillful
      unhandy
      gauche
      gawky
      gangling
      blundering
      lumbering
      cloddish
      wooden
      stiff
      coltish
      lubberly
      all thumbs
      all fingers and thumbs
      Opposite:
      graceful
      adroit
       

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      What is another word for awkward?
      Some common synonyms of awkward are clumsy, gauche, inept, and maladroit. While all these words mean "not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct)," awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.

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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 the difference between clumsy and awkward?
      While the synonyms clumsy and awkward are close in meaning, clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill. When would gauche be a good substitute for awkward? In some situations, the words gauche and awkward are roughly equivalent.

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      What does awkward mean in a sentence?
      1. lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept: the new recruits were awkward in their exercises. 2. ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture: despite a great deal of practice she remained an awkward dancer. 3. unwieldy; difficult to use: an awkward implement. 4. embarrassing: an awkward moment.

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    3. awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct). awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.

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      awkward / ˈ ɑːkwɚd/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of AWKWARD [more awkward; most awkward] 1 a : not graceful : clumsy

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      awk•ward /ˈɔkwɚd/ adj. clumsy; not having much skill: an awkward dancer. lacking grace or ease, as in movement or posture: took an awkward swing at the ball. lacking social graces or manners: always feels awkward at office parties. difficult to use or handle: an awkward tool. requiring skill or tact; difficult: an awkward situation.

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