awkward
adjective (MOVEMENT) /ˈɔː.kwəd/
/ˈɑː.kwɚd/ Definition
› moving in a way that is not natural, relaxed, or attractive: His movements were slow and awkward.Inability and awkwardness awkwardness /-nəs/ noun [U] › In spite of the divorce, there was no awkwardness between them - in fact they seemed very much at ease.Inability and awkwardness
(Definition of awkward adjective (MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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awfully adverb (BADLY)
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awfully adverb (GREATLY)
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awhile adverb
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awkward adjective (DIFFICULT)
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awkward adjective (EMBARRASSING)
- awkward adjective (MOVEMENT)
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awkward adjective (NOT HELPFUL)
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awkwardly adverb (MOVE)
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awkwardly adverb (NOT HELPFULLY)
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awkwardly adverb (WITH DIFFICULTY)
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awkwardly adverb (WITH EMBARRASSMENT)
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Synonyms and related words:
- accident-prone adjective
- all (fingers and) thumbs idiom
- amateurish adjective
- at your worst idiom
- awkwardly adverb (MOVE)
- cowboy noun (DISHONEST PERSON)
- for toffee idiom
- fumble verb (DO STH AWKWARDLY)
- gauche adjective
- geek noun
- inept adjective
- inexpert adjective
- jack-of-all-trades, master of none idiom
- like a bull in a china shop idiom
- lumpish adjective
- uncoordinated adjective
- unequal adjective (NOT ABLE)
- ungainly adjective
- unskilled adjective
- woodenly adverb
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