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.

adverb

gracefully , skillfully , adroitly

adverb

bunglingly , unskillfully , unadroitly , ineptly , fumblingly , lumberingly , gawkily , uncouthly , gracelessly , inelegantly , ungracefully , stiffly , with difficulty , carelessly , clumsily