awkward

adjective

1. 1

   socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

   awkward and reserved at parties

   ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know

2. 2

   causing inconvenience

   they arrived at an awkward time

3. 3

   hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment

   awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion

   an awkward pause followed his remark

4. 4

   not elegant or graceful in expression

   an awkward prose style

   a clumsy apology

5. 5

   lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance

   an awkward dancer

   an awkward gesture

6. 6

   difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

   an awkward bundle to carry

   a load of bunglesome paraphernalia