Meaning

noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

noun the quality of an embarrassing situation

noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂époh₃kʷos Proto-Germanic *abuhaz Old Norse ǫfugrder. Middle English awke English awk Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English awkward Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European…

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