awkward manner
1Awkward — Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an… …
2manner — n. 1) an arrogant, cavalier, imperious, overbearing; awkward; boorish; businesslike; casual, hit or miss, offhand, relaxed; charming; cloying; coarse, crude, rude, uncouth; courteous, polite; cursory; debonair; flippant; forthcoming; friendly;… …
3manner — /ˈmænə / (say manuh) noun 1. way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc. 2. characteristic or customary way of doing: houses built in the Mexican manner. 3. (plural) the prevailing customs, modes of living, etc., of a …
4awkward — awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not adapted by constitution or character to act, operate, or achieve the intended or desired ends with ease, fitness, or grace. Awkward and clumsy are by far the widest of these terms in their range… …
5Awkwardly — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …
6Awkwardness — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …
7awk´ward|ness — awk|ward «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward… …
8awk´ward|ly — awk|ward «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward… …
9awk|ward — «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward drawing of …
10scrawl — /skrɔl / (say skrawl) verb (i) 1. to write or draw in a sprawling awkward manner. –verb (t) 2. to execute (writing, drawing, etc.) in a sprawling awkward manner: she scrawled her name. –noun 3. something scrawled, as a letter or a note. 4.… …
