Local English word record

awkward

adjective · 6 senses

socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

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Examples

  • awkward and reserved at parties
  • ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know
  • was always uneasy with strangers

Word relationships

Synonyms

ill at ease(p), uneasy

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