Awkward: alternatives and connections

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt.

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Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt.

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

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Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.

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Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

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Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition;…

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of Labor

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of Labor

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of Strain

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of Strain

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

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Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

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Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

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Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech.

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Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech.

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Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

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Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

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Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.

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Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.

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Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

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Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

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Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

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Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

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Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

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of Embarrass

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Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept.

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Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

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Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.

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Not easy; difficult.

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Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

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Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech.

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Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech.

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