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awkwardness

/ˈɔkwɚdnəs/ · 11 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

  2. noun

    the quality of an embarrassing situation

    he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal

  3. noun

    the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

  4. noun

    the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

  5. noun

    trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

    the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

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