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Word: Awkward
Speech Type: Adjective
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
ˈɔːkwəd
causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with
Short Definition:hard to do or deal with
Examples:- some awkward questions
- the wheelbarrow can be awkward to manoeuvre
causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience
Short Definition:causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience
Examples:- you have put me in a very awkward position
- I felt awkward standing in front of the whole class
not smooth or graceful; ungainly
Short Definition:ungainly
Examples:- Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress
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