Dictionary Check: awkwardness
"awkwardness" is a valid word!
Scrabble
22
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Words with Friends
23
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Definition
noun
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
noun
the quality of an embarrassing situation
Example:
"he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal"
noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
noun
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
noun
trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
Example:
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
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