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#2 (permalink) Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:29 am Well, this has been sufficiently awkward. |
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1. lacking skill or dexterity; clumsy. " He fell awkwardly and hurt himself badly."
2. lacking grace or ease in movement: an awkward gesture; an awkward dancer. "The boy tried to dance but he looked very awkward."
3. lacking social graces or manners: a simple, awkward frontiersman. "He seems rather awkward in our company."
4. not well planned or designed for easy or effective use: an awkward instrument; an awkward method. "It is an awkward shape to fit into a box."
5. requiring caution; somewhat hazardous; dangerous. "There is an awkward turn in the road ahead, so drive slowly."
6. 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 This is the meaning in your example! _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#3 (permalink) Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:47 am Well, this has been sufficiently awkward. |
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It was really informative Beees, thank you my friend. :-)
Mixmixi _________________ Let's make a deal; I'll correct every single one of your grammatical mistakes AND YOU DO THE SAME FAVOUR FOR ME. |
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Mixmixi I'm here quite often ;-)

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