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

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

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     AWKWARD translate: kłopotliwy, niezręczny, niezgrabny,...

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   not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method. Synonyms: unmanageable, troublesome, difficult, inconvenient, cumbersome, unwieldy. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: an awkward turn in the road.

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   adjective. not elegant or graceful in expression. “an awkward prose style” synonyms: clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept. infelicitous.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › awkwardawkward adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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