64 entries under awkward topic. ×

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gauche(adjective, ability, courtesy, inept)
22
clumsy(noun, adjective, dull, ability, flat)
17
bungling(adjective, inadequate, inept, clumsy)
16
inept(adjective, dull, ability, flat)
11
gawky(adjective, ability, inept, clumsy)
11
unskillful(adjective, ability, inadequate, skilled)
11
unhandy(adjective, inept, clumsy, bulky)
10
bumbling(adjective, ability, rude, inept)
10
inexpert(adjective, dull, inept, inexperienced)
9
ungainly(adjective, ability, rough, inept)
9
heavy-handed(adjective, ability, stiff, inept)
8
tactless(adjective, sharp, ability, rough, rude)
8
unskilful
7
left-handed(adjective, unskillfulness)
7
all thumbs(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, ability)
7
graceless(adjective, ability, rude, inept)
7
ham-fisted(noun, adjective, uncertain, hesitant)
7
lubberly(adjective, inept, bulky, ungainly)
7
ungraceful(adjective, ability, stiff, incompetent)
6
butterfingered(inept, bulky, ungainly, undexterous)
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