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awkward

adjective
  1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: clumsy, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful. Slang: klutzy. Idiom: all thumbs. See ability
  2. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform: bumbling, clumsy, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful. See ability
  3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression: ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unfortunate, unhappy. See ability, good
  4. Difficult to handle or manage: bulky, clumsy, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy. See easy
  5. Characterized by embarrassment and discomfort: constrained, uncomfortable, uneasy. See feelings

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