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Awkward
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Awkward
/ˈɔːkwəd/
Feeling or creating a sense of discomfort or embarrassment due to clumsiness or lack of social grace
Synonyms:
clumsy
ungraceful
uncomfortable
embarrassing
ungainly
Antonyms:
graceful
elegant
skillful
smooth
Examples:
A pause ensued, in which the schoolmaster looked very
awkward
.
'It's infernally
awkward
.
"I'm afraid I'm too
awkward
, maybe.
Etymology:
from Middle English
awkeward
, possibly from Old Norse
afugr
, meaning
turned backwards
, combined with the English suffix
-ward
, indicating direction
Usage Statistics:
15 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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