[ adjective ]
■ not elegant or graceful in expression
e.g.)
・an awkward prose style
・a clumsy apology
・his cumbersome writing style
・if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
→
awkward
,
clumsy
,
cumbersome
,
ill-chosen
,
inapt
,
inept
[ adjective ]
■ marked by or promising bad fortune
e.g.)
・their business venture was doomed from the start
・an ill-fated business venture
・an ill-starred romance
・the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons
→
doomed
,
ill-fated
,
ill-omened
,
ill-starred
,
unlucky
[ adjective ]
■ lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
e.g.)
・an awkward dancer
・an awkward gesture
・too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes
・his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot
→
awkward
[ adjective ]
■ showing lack of skill or aptitude
e.g.)
・a bungling workman
・did a clumsy job
・his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
→
bungling
,
clumsy
,
fumbling
,
incompetent
[ adjective ]
■ below average in quality or performance
e.g.)
・a bad chess player
・a bad recital
→
bad
[ adjective ]
■ devoid of good sense or judgment
e.g.)
・foolish remarks
・a foolish decision
→
foolish
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