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What (who) is awkward - definition
awkward
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Awkward (disambiguation)
adj.
1) awkward with (he is awkward with children)
2) (BE) awkward for (Monday is awkward for me)
3) awkward to + inf. (it is awkward to discuss such matters in public = it is awkward discussing such matters in public)
Awkward
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Awkward (disambiguation)
·adj Perverse; adverse; untoward.
II. Awkward ·adj Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
III. Awkward ·adj Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
awkward
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Awkward (disambiguation)
¦ adjective
1. hard to do or deal with.
2. causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment.
3. not smooth or graceful.
Derivatives
awkwardly adverb
awkwardness noun
Origin
ME (in the sense 'the wrong way round, upside down'): from dialect awk (from ON afugr) + -ward.
Examples of use of awkward
1. It‘s just that I think I‘ll feel awkward since I‘ll be putting the other person in an awkward position.
2. AWKWARD PAIRING Fazio also faces an awkward time in Washington, with Tremonti heading to join him in the Italian delegation.
3. Awkward questions That raises more awkward questions as 2005 – the year of Africa – draws to a close.
4. "What‘s your theory on speechwriting?" Awkward silence.
5. EW Grade: B ‘Prime‘ Reviewed by Erin Richter There‘s awkward funny, as in NBC‘s hit "The Office," and then there‘s awkward awkward, as in "Prime," a hackneyed romantic dramedy from writer–director Ben Younger.