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awkwardness n. [
clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness] unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
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awkwardness n. [
nuisance value] the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
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awkwardness n. [
clumsiness] the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
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awkwardness n. [
clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness] the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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awkwardness n. [
cumbersomeness, unwieldiness] trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
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