lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy.

lacking grace or ease in movement

an awkward gesture; an awkward dancer.

lacking social graces or manners

a simple, awkward frontiersman.

not well planned or designed for easy or effective use

an awkward instrument; an awkward method.

requiring caution; somewhat hazardous; dangerous

an awkward turn in the road.

hard to deal with; difficult; requiring skill, tact, or the like

an awkward situation; an awkward customer.

embarrassing or inconvenient; caused by lack of social grace

an awkward moment

Obsolete . untoward; perverse.

adjective

adroit , artful , dexterous , elegant , graceful , handy , skillful , convenient , easy , straightforward , clever , courtly , deft

adjective

all thumbs , amateurish , artless , blundering , bulky , bumbling , bungling , butterfingers * , coarse , floundering , gawky , graceless , green * , having two left feet , having two left hands , incompetent , inept , inexpert , klutzy , lumbering , maladroit , oafish , rude , stiff , stumbling , uncoordinated , uncouth , unfit , ungainly , ungraceful , unhandy , unpolished , unrefined , unskilled , unskillful , annoying , chancy , cramped , cumbersome , dangerous , disagreeable , discommodious , hard to use , hazardous , incommodious , inconvenient , perilous , risky , troublesome , uncomfortable , unmanageable , unwieldy , compromising , delicate , difficult , embarrassed , ill at ease , inopportune , painful , perplexing , sticky * , thorny * , ticklish * , trying , unpleasant , untimely , clumsy , lumpish , gauche , heavy-handed , ill-chosen , inappropriate , infelicitous , unhappy , constrained , uneasy , angular , backhanded , butterfingers , elephantine , embarrassing , ham-handed , inapt , inelegant , loutish , lubberly , ponderous , rustic , stilted , uncourtly , wooden