awkward

• I'm quiet and awkward, and never know what to say. —  Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries
• I suppose my manner's awkward--or something; but I'd give anything to make fellows friendly in five minutes as you do. —  St. Winifred's, or The World of School
• His awkward, angular form was a familiar sight at all such festivities, where he could be found in a corner by himself, out of the way, his head cocked to one side, eyes gazing up at the ceiling, and an idiotic smile on his face, fiddling as if his life depended on it. —  The Girl Scouts' Good Turn
• Oh! I shall be a very different person; I shall be timid and silent and stupid and awkward, and I shall answer, 'Oui, monsieur;' 'Non, monsieur,' and you will behold in me the jeune fille of the romances Don't!" —  Lorraine A romance
• "That horse was awkward--he's the worst of the bunch That's right, an' they had no right to hire me such a hoss," put in Tom Dillon. —  Dave Porter in the Gold Fields The Search for the Landslide Mine

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