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awkward

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awkward /ˈɑːkwɚd/ adjective
awkward
/ˈɑːkwɚd/
adjective
Learner's definition of AWKWARD
[more awkward; most awkward]
1 
a  : not graceful : clumsy不雅观的；笨拙的
b  : lacking skill缺乏技巧的
2 
: difficult to use or handle难用的；难处理的
3 
a  : not easy to deal with难对付的；尴尬的
b  : not socially graceful or confident : uneasy or uncomfortable局促不安的

— awkwardly

adverb

— awkwardness

noun, plural awkwardnesses
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992

awkward

adjective

awk·​ward ˈȯ-kwərd How to pronounce awkward (audio)
1
a
: lacking dexterity or skill (as in the use of hands)
I'm awkward with a needle and thread.
b
: showing the result of a lack of expertness
an awkward attempt
awkward pictures
2
a
: lacking ease or grace (as of movement or expression)
awkward writing
b
: lacking the right proportions, size, or harmony of parts : ungainly
an awkward design
3
a
: lacking social grace and assurance
an awkward newcomer
b
: causing embarrassment
an awkward moment
4
: not easy to handle or deal with : requiring great skill, ingenuity, or care
an awkward load
an awkward diplomatic situation
5
obsolete : perverse
6
archaic : unfavorable, adverse
awkwardly adverb
awkwardness noun

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for awkward

awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct).

awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.

periods of awkward silence

clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill.

a clumsy mechanic

maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations.

a maladroit politician

inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy.

a hopelessly inept defense attorney

gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding.

felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties

Example Sentences

I was electrified by what I learned in college. Still socially awkward, I had the bad habit of stopping strangers in the street to pour my heart out about the latest marvel I had learned. Jaron Lanier, Curious Minds, (2004) 2005 Greene must have known that such men would not spill the beans about his irregular life or ask awkward questions, though Burgess famously teased him for being … a poseur, and was banished. Paul Theroux, New York Times Book Review, 17 Oct. 2004 On the ground, vultures are hunched and awkward bundles of feathers, but in the air, where I watch them during much of the day, they are magnificent graceful soarers. Words From the Land, Stephen Trimble, editor, 1988 She is awkward at dancing. He had large feet and his walk was awkward and ungainly. The story contained some awkward writing. She is an awkward writer. The machine is very awkward to operate. I often find myself in awkward situations. He was put in the awkward position of having to write the memo. There was an awkward pause in the conversation. He feels awkward with strangers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Morgen also includes archival clips of Bowie appearing on talk shows both in the States and the U.K., and, in his shy, awkward way, explaining his ideas about gender fluidity, long before there was an accepted term for it. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 This kind of series used to have to rely on awkward reenactments. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2022 Adapted from an Alice Hoffman novel of the same name, reviewers have called it out for awkward tonal shifts, but as anyone who has actually read an Alice Hoffman book already knows that's a feature, not a bug. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 That left him in the awkward position on Wednesday. Josh Boak And Zeke Miller, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 And the teaming up of the former vice president and Bolduc may have potentially led to some awkward conversation. Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022 And Succession took home Best Drama ending the show with this awkward jab at another succession that took place across the pond. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 The move by Graham, on a day when Republicans had hoped to focus on poor inflation numbers, put some of his colleagues in a awkward political position. Gabe Ferris, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2022 With someone guiding the analysis, there’s less potential for awkward silences. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English awkeward in the wrong direction, from awke turned the wrong way, from Old Norse ǫfugr; akin to Old High German abuh turned the wrong way

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 5

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The first known use of awkward was in 1530
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4097 COCA: 4992
awkward

adjective¹

 1difficult困難；艱難VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤be, look, seem難以處理；看上去難處理；好像棘手▸➤make sth使⋯難以處理ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為／相當／非常難應付◇She asked some rather awkward questions.她問了一些相當難回答的問題。➤incredibly, terribly極難處理；非常棘手▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些棘手PHRASES➤make things awkward使事情變得棘手◇He could make things very awkward for me if he wanted to.如果他願意的話，他可使我非常難辦。
awkward

adjective²

 2not relaxed不放鬆VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, feel, look, sound尷尬；感到局促不安；看上去尷尬；聽上去局促不安◇He always sounded awkward on the phone.他在電話中聽上去總是局促不安。➤become變得局促不安▸➤make sb使某人尷尬◇He was embarrassed, which made him awkward.他很窘迫，這使他局促不安。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常尷尬▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒／略有些尷尬▸➤painfully異常窘迫◇As a teenager he was painfully awkward in company.作為一個十幾歲的少年，他在眾人面前十分局促不安。➤socially在社交場合局促不安◇I was the most socially awkward person you could imagine.我是你能想像出的在社交場合感到最不自在的人。PREPOSITION➤about因⋯感到難為情◇They felt awkward about having to leave so soon.這麼快就得走，他們感到很難為情。➤with與⋯一起感到不自在◇She is awkward with people she doesn't know.她和陌生人在一起感到不自在。

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