awkward - Meaning in Sanskrit

awkward - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of awkward in English

awkward adjective

1. socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

   Examples

   • "awkward and reserved at parties"
   • "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"
   • "was always uneasy with strangers"
2. causing inconvenience

   Example

   • "they arrived at an awkward time"
3. hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   Examples

   • "a sticky question"
   • "an awkward pause followed his remark"
   • "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"
   • "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign"
4. not elegant or graceful in expression

   Examples

   • "a clumsy apology"
   • "an awkward prose style"
   • "his cumbersome writing style"
   • "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
5. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

   Examples

   • "an awkward dancer"
   • "an awkward gesture"
   • "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
   • "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"
6. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

   Examples

   • "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
   • "an awkward bundle to carry"
   • "clumsy wooden shoes"
   • "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

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