- (a.) Perverse; adverse; untoward.
- (a.) Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
- (a.) Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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