5
strained
5
uncoordinated(adjective, inept, clumsy, inelegant, graceless)
5
unenviable
5
unseemly(rude, improper, incorrect, unsuitable, uneasy)
5
vulgar(adjective, sharp, rough, harsh, rude)
4
amateurish(adjective, inadequate, clumsy, unable, inelegant)
4
angular(adjective, thin, people, bony, rawboned)
4
barbarous(adjective, vulgarity, inelegant, inelegance)
4
blundering(adjective, sharp, rough, harsh, rude)
4
butter-fingered(noun, adjective, incompetent, unqualified, inept)
4
cack-handed(noun, adjective)
4
contrary(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant, wild)
4
critical(difficult, delicate, tricky, complicated, thorny)
4
discomfited(adjective, shy, doubtful, insecure, uncomfortable)
4
discomfiting(adjective, uneasy, uncomfortable)
4
dull(adjective, flat, rough, slow, heavy)
4
elephantine(big, heavy, substantial, large, inept)
4
forced(adjective, inelegance)
4
formal(adjective, inelegance)
4
hefty(adjective, big, bulky)
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