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Meanings of awkward fellow in English

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Usage of awkward fellow in English
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He is the most awkward fellow about a horse I ever met with.
The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
2
Pete was a shy, awkward fellow, derided by everyone, and Bobbie was beautiful.
The new yorker
3
He's about the most awkward fellow on land of any one I know.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
4
Secondly, the man was a tough-looking customer, and an awkward fellow to tackle.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
5
An odd, awkward fellow, but one of the hardest students I have ever known.
The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign
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You've picked an awkward fellow to make an enemy of.
Greenmantle
7
However, I quite agree with you in regard to this one as an awkward fellow.
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
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My coachman is an awkward fellow, whom I shall dismiss as soon as I get home.
Other People's Money
9
He lived at Markdale then and he was a great, overgrown, awkward fellow, six feet tall.
The Golden Road
10
He was a bashful, awkward fellow, who did not seem to be possessed of the average intelligence.
The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories
11
He was a lumbering, awkward fellow, well up to the end of his teens, the only hope of widowed Jane.
Four Girls and a Compact
12
That he had been footman to M. Fieubert, the treasurer, and that he was a great awkward fellow who broke everything.
The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life
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The man addressed, a slim, awkward fellow, his spindle legs conspicuous under the short cavalry jacket, jerked off his cap in embarrassment.
Love under Fire
14
Moreover, I imagine that one of your proud belles would not even condescend to flirt with a poor awkward fellow like me.
From Jest to Earnest
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Although drilled and commanded by European officers, he is a slouching, awkward fellow, badly paid, ill fed, and not renowned for bravery.
A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
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In either case, its proper classical English sense is given by Johnson as "a mean, awkward fellow; a bumpkin, a clown."
Love's Meinie: Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds
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