Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(s)awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainlydifficult to handle or manage especially because of shape“an awkward bundle to carry”, “a load of bunglesome paraphernalia”, “clumsy wooden shoes”, “the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl”
(s)awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosennot elegant or graceful in expression“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?”
(s)awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviablehard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment“awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion”, “an awkward pause followed his remark”, “a sticky question”, “in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign”
(s)awkward, ill at ease, uneasysocially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner“awkward and reserved at parties”, “ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know”, “was always uneasy with strangers”