Un-awkward


adjective
1.
lacking skill or dexterity.
Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert.
Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
2.
lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture;
an awkward dancer.
Synonyms: uncoordinated, graceless, ungainly; gawky; maladroit; clumsy.
Antonyms: graceful.
3.
lacking social graces or manners:
a simple, awkward frontiersman.
Synonyms: gauche, unpolished, unrefined; blundering, oafish; ill-mannered, unmannerly, ill-bred.
Antonyms: gracious; polite, well-mannered, well-bred; smooth, polished, refined.
4.
not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument;
an awkward method.
Synonyms: unwieldy, cumbersome, unmanageable; inconvenient, difficult, troublesome.
5.
requiring caution; somewhat hazardous:
an awkward turn in the road.
Synonyms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, chancy; perilous, precarious, treacherous.
6.
hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward situation;
an awkward customer.
7.
embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by lack of social grace:
an awkward moment.
Synonyms: unpleasant, trying, difficult; uncomfortable, ticklish, touchy.
8.
Obsolete. untoward; perverse.
adjective
1.
lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept: the new recruits were awkward in their exercises
2.
ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture: despite a great deal of practice she remained an awkward dancer
3.
unwieldy; difficult to use: an awkward implement
4.
embarrassing: an awkward moment
5.
embarrassed: he felt awkward about leaving
6.
difficult to deal with; requiring tact: an awkward situation, an awkward customer
7.
deliberately uncooperative or unhelpful: he could help but he is being awkward
8.
dangerous or difficult: an awkward ascent of the ridge
9.
(obsolete) perverse

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