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Awkward

ˈɔːkwəd

Awkward definitions

adjective

Inflections:

awkward

causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with

"some awkward questions"

Synonyms:
difficult tricky cumbersome unwieldy unhandy inconvenient difficult inappropriate inopportune unfortunate
- deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative
  
  "you're being damned awkward!"
causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience

"you have put me in a very awkward position"

Synonyms:
embarrassing uncomfortable unpleasant delicate ticklish tricky sensitive problematic problematical troublesome perplexing thorny vexatious embarrassed self-conscious uncomfortable ill at ease uneasy tense nervous edgy unrelaxed strained
not smooth or graceful; ungainly

"Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress"

Synonyms:
clumsy ungainly uncoordinated maladroit graceless ungraceful inept inelegant unskilful unhandy all thumbs gauche gawky gangling blundering lumbering cloddish
- uncomfortable or abnormal
  
  "make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position"