Definición y significado de awkward

awkward (adj.)

1.characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort"worked their arduous way up the mining valley" "a grueling campaign" "hard labor" "heavy work" "heavy going" "spent many laborious hours on the project" "set a pun..."

2.not capable of being carried out or put into practice"refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility" "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"

3.lacking grace in movement or posture"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" "clumsy fingers" "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

4.showing lack of skill or aptitude"a bungling workman" "did a clumsy job" "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

5.socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner"awkward and reserved at parties" "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know" "was always uneasy with strangers"

6.causing inconvenience"they arrived at an awkward time"

7.hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment"awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion" "an awkward pause followed his remark" "a sticky question" "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had pl..."

8.not elegant or graceful in expression"an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

9.lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance"an awkward dancer" "an awkward gesture" "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes" "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

10.difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape"an awkward bundle to carry" "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia" "clumsy wooden shoes" "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

11.using or intended for the left hand"left-handed golfers need left-handed clubs" "left-handed scissors"