awkward

Definition for awkward

adjective as in clumsy, inelegant

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all thumbs, artless, blundering, bulky, bumbling, bungling, butterfingers, coarse, floundering, gawky, graceless, green, having two left feet, having two left hands, incompetent, inept, inexpert, klutzy, lumbering, maladroit, oafish, stumbling, uncoordinated, uncouth, unfit, ungainly, ungraceful, unhandy, unpolished, unrefined, unskilled, unskillful

adjective as in difficult to handle

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annoying, cumbersome, dangerous, inconvenient, perilous, risky, troublesome, uncomfortable, unwieldy

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bulky, chancy, cramped, disagreeable, discommodious, hard to use, hazardous, incommodious, unhandy, unmanageable

adjective as in embarrassing

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delicate, difficult, embarrassed, inconvenient, painful, ticklish, troublesome, uncomfortable, unpleasant

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compromising, ill at ease, inopportune, perplexing, sticky, thorny, trying, untimely

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Duelling lawsuits between the It Ends With Us stars have raged in New York federal court following the awkward promotional campaign for their 2024 film that Baldoni also produced and directed.

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But his past relationship is awkward for the prime minister.

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Already, though, we have had an insight into how awkward this race could prove for the government, depending on who makes it through the early stages.

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One insider described it as moving those who were "a bit awkward, or a bit tired".

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Roger Milla had already put Cameroon ahead in extra time when Higuita received an awkward pass and took a loose touch that was pounced on by the forward, who rolled in a decisive second.

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