Thesaurus: awkward

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1. a. 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.
2. a. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
3. a. Perverse; adverse; untoward.
4. adj. causing inconvenience
5. adj. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
6. adj. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
7. adj. not elegant or graceful in expression
8. adj. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
9. adj. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
10. j:100 s. causing inconvenience a. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance s. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape s. not elegant or graceful in expression