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    awk·ward
    [ˈôkwərd]
    adjective
    awkward (adjective)
    1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:
      "some awkward questions" · "the wheelbarrow can be awkward to maneuver" · "one of the most awkward jobs is painting a ceiling"
      • deliberately unreasonable or uncooperative:
        "you're being damned awkward!"
    2. causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience:
      "you have put me in a very awkward position" · "I felt awkward standing in front of the whole class"
    3. not smooth or graceful; ungainly:
      "Luther's awkward movements impeded his progress" · "she was long-legged and rather awkward"
      • uncomfortable or abnormal:
        "make sure the baby isn't sleeping in an awkward position"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘the wrong way round, upside down’): from dialect awk ‘backwards, perverse, clumsy’ (from Old Norse afugr ‘turned the wrong way’) + -ward.
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    1. causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with:
    2. causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience:
    3. not smooth or graceful; ungainly:
       
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      Meaning of awkward in English awkward adjective uk / ˈɔː.kwəd / us / ˈɑː.kwɚd / awkward adjective (DIFFICULT) Add to word list B2 difficult to use, do, or deal with:
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      awkward [ awk -werd ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA adjective lacking skill or dexterity.
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      awkward Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia. awk·ward (ôk′wərd) adj. 1. Not graceful; ungainly.
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