Awkward can be categorized as an adjective.
Adjective |
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| awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" | ||
| awkward - not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" | ||
| awkward - socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" | ||
| awkward - hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" | ||
| awkward - difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" | ||
| awkward - causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time" | ||
Adverb |
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| awkward - In a backwards direction. |
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| 1. | adj. | An awkward dancer. | |
| 2. | adj. | An awkward gesture. | |
| 3. | adj. | Too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes. | |
| 4. | adj. | His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot. | |
| 5. | adj. | An awkward prose style. | |
| 6. | adj. | Awkward and reserved at parties. | |
| 7. | adj. | Awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion. | |
| 8. | adj. | An awkward pause followed his remark. | |
| 9. | adj. | An awkward bundle to carry. | |
| 10. | adj. | They arrived at an awkward time. | |
| 11. | adj. | After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs. | |
| 12. | adj. | I felt very awkward. | |
| 13. | adj. | No one can say for sure how this awkward state of affairs came about. | |
| 14. | adj. | The movements of this robot are awkward. | |
| 15. | adj. | I feel awkward in his presence. |
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| An awkward dancer. |
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| An awkward gesture. |
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| Too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes. |
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| His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot. |
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| An awkward prose style. |
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| Awkward and reserved at parties. |
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| Awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion. |
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| An awkward pause followed his remark. |
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| An awkward bundle to carry. |
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| They arrived at an awkward time. |
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| After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs. | |
| I felt very awkward. | |
| No one can say for sure how this awkward state of affairs came about. | |
| The movements of this robot are awkward. | |
| I feel awkward in his presence. | |