Definition of awkward

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Awkward (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..

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Ineptly :: Ineptly (adv.) Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly.
Left-handiness :: Left-handiness (n.) The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.
Clean :: Clean (superl.) Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence..
Put :: Put (n.) A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.
Bungle :: Bungle (v. t.) To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; -- sometimes with up.
Green :: Green (superl.) Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or judgment..
Backhanded :: Backhanded (a.) Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded compliment..
Gauche :: Gauche (n.) Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy..
Loutish :: Loutish (a.) Clownish; rude; awkward.
Looby :: Looby (n.) An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber..
Awkward :: Awkward (a.) Perverse; adverse; untoward.
Gawky :: Gawky (superl.) Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk..
Scrawler :: Scrawler (n.) One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer..
Uneasy :: Uneasy (a.) Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment..
Rustic :: Rustic (a.) Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners..
Awkward :: Awkward (a.) Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
Sternite :: Sternforemost (adv.) With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence, figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner..
Wooden :: Wooden (a.) Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
Botcherly :: Botcherly (a.) Bungling; awkward.
Ungainly :: Ungainly (a.) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking..
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