- lacking skill or dexterity.
- lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture;an awkward dancer.
- lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkward frontiersman.
- not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument;an awkward method.
- requiring caution; somewhat hazardous: an awkward turn in the road.
- hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like: an awkward situation;an awkward customer.
- embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by lack of social grace: an awkward moment.
- untoward; perverse.
- lacking dexterity, proficiency, or skill; clumsy; inept
- ungainly or inelegant in movements or posture
- unwieldy; difficult to use
- embarrassing
- embarrassed
- difficult to deal with; requiring tact
- deliberately uncooperative or unhelpful
- dangerous or difficult
- perverse
