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awkward

adjective

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Definitions & examples

01adjective

causing inconvenience

“they arrived at an awkward time”

02adjective

lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

“an awkward dancer”

“an awkward gesture”

03adjective

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

“an awkward bundle to carry”

“a load of bunglesome paraphernalia”

04adjective

not elegant or graceful in expression

“an awkward prose style”

“a clumsy apology”

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05adjective

hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

“awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”

“an awkward pause followed his remark”

06adjective

socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

“awkward and reserved at parties”

“ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know”

Meanings and examples from Open English WordNet 2025. About our sources ↗