Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Awkward
awkward, adj. [ON awk, wrong + ward, direction.] (webplay: hands, ungraceful).
- Unready; inexperienced; unprepared; [fig.] human; mortal; imperfect.
- Crossed; obtuse; out of focus; [fig.] blind; dull.
- Unsuitable; inappropriate; not fitting.
- Unlearned; unpolished; unskilled; not elegant; out of practice; [fig.] out of tune.
- Clumsy; ungainly; cumbersome; unbecoming; over-sized.
- Rough; coarse; crude.
- Uncomfortable; insecure; out of place; ill at ease.
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