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awkward
What does awkward mean?
awkward (adjective): lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce awkward?
/ˈɔkwɚd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does awkward come from?
From awk (“odd, clumsy”) + -ward.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of awkward?
Words related to awkward
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “awkward” mean?
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
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free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet
Not quite: that's what silent means.
characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components
Not quite: that's what dual means.
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Not quite: that's what filthy means.
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