Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being awkward.
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- noun The state or quality of being
awkward
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
- noun trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
- noun the quality of an embarrassing situation
- noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
- noun the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, awkwardness is not a condition that is limited to gawky teens who haven't grown into their feet yet.
Archive 2009-05-10 Tyler 2009
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However, awkwardness is not a condition that is limited to gawky teens who haven't grown into their feet yet.
An awkward picture is worth way more than a thousand words Tyler 2009
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The real awkwardness is them trying to include Cool in the first place … gunning for some young people, maybe?
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The latest leak of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest unauthorized release, i.e., leak, of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness and create some longer-term problems for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest unauthorized release, i.e., leak, of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness and create some longer-term problems for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest unauthorized release, i.e., leak, of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness and create some longer-term problems for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest leak of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest leak of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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The latest unauthorized release, i.e., leak, of some 250,000 documents by WikiLeaks does not appear to constitute a national security crisis, although it will cause more than a little near-term awkwardness and create some longer-term problems for the United States and its partners.
Richard N. Haass: How to Read WikiLeaks Richard N. Haass 2010
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