Definition of awkward

adjective (a)

• lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance (adj.all)

  Antonym: graceful
  

  Example:
  An awkward dancer.
  An awkward gesture.
  Too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes.
  His clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• causing inconvenience (adj.all)

  Example:
  They arrived at an awkward time.
  

  source: wordnet30
• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape (adj.all)

  Synonym: bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
  

  Example:
  An awkward bundle to carry.
  

  source: wordnet30
• not elegant or graceful in expression (adj.all)

  Synonym: clumsy, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept
  

  Example:
  An awkward prose style.
  

  source: wordnet30
• hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment (adj.all)

  Synonym: embarrassing, sticky, unenviable
  

  Example:
  Awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion.
  An awkward pause followed his remark.
  

  source: wordnet30
• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner (adj.all)

  Synonym: ill at ease, uneasy
  

  Example:
  Awkward and reserved at parties.
  

  source: wordnet30

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