AWKWARD — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
awkward
Not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner.
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- Awkward and reserved at parties.
- Ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know.
- Was always uneasy with strangers.
Causing inconvenience.
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- They arrived at an awkward time.
Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment.
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- 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.
Not elegant or graceful in expression.
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- 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?
Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.
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- An awkward dancer.
- An awkward gesture.
- Too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes.
- His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.
Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
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- An awkward bundle to carry.
- A load of bunglesome paraphernalia.
- Clumsy wooden shoes.
- The cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl.
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