awkward
21awkward — adjective 1) the box was awkward to carry Syn: difficult, tricky, cumbersome, unwieldy; Brit.; informal fiddly 2) you re being really awkward Syn: unreasonable, uncooperative, unhelpful …
22awkward — adjective 1) the box was awkward to carry Syn: difficult, tricky; cumbersome, unwieldy Ant: easy 2) an awkward time Syn: inconvenient, inappropriate, inopportune …
23awkward — awk•ward [[t]ˈɔk wərd[/t]] adj. 1) lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy 2) lacking grace or ease, as in movement or posture: an awkward gesture[/ex] 3) lacking social graces or manners 4) ill adapted for ease of use or handling: an awkward… …
24awkward — adj. 1 ill adapted for use; causing difficulty in use. 2 clumsy or bungling. 3 a embarrassed (felt awkward about it). b embarrassing (an awkward situation). 4 difficult to deal with (an awkward customer). Phrases and idioms: the awkward age… …
25awkward — [14] When awkward was coined, in Scotland and northern England, it meant ‘turned in the wrong direction’. Middle English had an adjective awk, which meant ‘the wrong way round, backhanded’, and hence ‘perverse’, and with the addition of the… …
26awkward — [ˈɔːkwəd] adj 1) difficult and embarrassing Luckily, nobody asked any awkward questions.[/ex] 2) not comfortable, relaxed, or confident He stood there looking stiff and awkward in his uniform.[/ex] 3) an object that is awkward is difficult to use …
27awkward — [14] When awkward was coined, in Scotland and northern England, it meant ‘turned in the wrong direction’. Middle English had an adjective awk, which meant ‘the wrong way round, backhanded’, and hence ‘perverse’, and with the addition of the… …
28awkward — adjective /ɔːkwəd,ɔkwɝd,ɑkwɝd/ a) Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments John was awkward at performing the trick. Hell have to practise to improve. b) Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing That was an extremely… …
29awkward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, ungraceful, ungainly; gauche; embarrassing. See unskillfulness, difficulty. Ant., adroit, dexterous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unskillful] Syn. clumsy, inept, maladroit, ungainly,… …
30awkward — Hemahema, pāhemahema, hāwāwā, mā uka uka, kūloma, kuāhea, onana, nāhili. Rare: manuea, neki, pololoa, pālola, ho onole, kākāki i. ♦ Of awkward shape, kīko olā …
