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Awkward

AWK'WARD, a. [awk and ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands or of instruments; unready; not dexterous; bungling; untoward. 2. Inelegant; unpolite; ungraceful in manners; clumsy; unnatural; bad.

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AWK'WARD, a. [awk and ward.]

1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands or of instruments; unready; not dexterous; bungling; untoward.

2. Inelegant; unpolite; ungraceful in manners; clumsy; unnatural; bad.

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