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uncertain(adjective, difficult, delicate, hesitant, tricky)
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unfit(adjective, dull, wrong, flat, slow)
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unfortunate(adjective, good, ability, poor, unpleasant)
6
untoward(adjective, poor, unpleasant, improper, incorrect)
5
artificial(adjective, counterfeit, stiff, hollow, shallow)
5
butterfingered(inept, clumsy, ungainly, undexterous, claudicant)
5
cramped(adjective, difficult, restricted, confined, inelegance)
5
disconcerting(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable)
5
fumbling
5
grotesque(adjective, rude, unusual, strange, common)
5
hulking(adjective, large, sturdy, robust, inept)
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humiliating(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable)
5
impolite(adjective, sharp, rough, harsh, rude)
5
improper(adjective, dull, flat, slow, suitable)
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inauspicious(adjective, inopportune)
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inefficient(adjective, inadequate, useless, incompetent, unqualified)
5
klutzy(adjective, slang, ability, clumsy, inelegant)
5
laboured
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massive
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shy
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