3
gauche(adjective, uncertain, awkward, hesitant, incompetent)
3
handicapped
3
heavy
3
hindering(noun, verb)
3
incapacitated
3
infirm(adjective, weak, disease, delicate, ill)
3
jerky
3
maladroit(adjective, rude, uncertain, awkward, hesitant)
3
prevention
3
spavined
3
stiff
3
timid(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
3
waiting(verb, adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
2
arresting(noun, verb)
2
balking(noun, verb, hesitating)
2
barbarous(adjective, inelegance)
2
bumbling(adjective, rude, uncertain, awkward, hesitant)
2
capping(verb, ending)
2
cautious
2
claudicant(adjective, uncertain, awkward, hesitant, incoherent)
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