Not elegant or graceful in expression.
Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment.
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Examples for "embarrassing "
Examples for "embarrassing "
1 I can't seem to stop myself answering everything they ask, however embarrassing .
2 The military has taken deep and embarrassing cuts: aircraft carriers without aircraft.
3 Five years ago there were several embarrassing auto burglaries from the lot.
4 Splashing out all over the place in the most embarrassing way possible.
5 I'd say that's a very serious and embarrassing error for everybody responsible.
1 The wagon-covers became sticky in the sun, and rigid in the cold.
2 Likewise, consider a short rappel or tension traverse to circumnavigate sticky problems.
3 That includes the sticky topic of mutual assessments of national financial systems.
4 They asked some really sticky questions about computers and discipline for learning.
5 And you know how to get out of a sticky situation too.
1 For his opposite number Brian Ashton the result produced an unenviable double.
2 Mr Thomson said import-export firms were being put in an unenviable position.
3 This is the unenviable position in which the party currently finds itself.
4 Executions in the Market Place seem to have had an unenviable notoriety.
5 Twenty years later the vicinity of the Rose gained an unenviable reputation.
Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner.
Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.
Другие значения термина "awkward" 1 This takes us back to the awkward problem of money and priorities.
2 Which is a relatively friendly and diplomatic solution to an awkward situation.
3 Today was the first time he'd seen her since that awkward introduction.
4 The Director said to smooth awkward situation he would just stand around.
5 The routes are awkward ; the companies involved do not coordinate their efforts.
6 She'd shoved the paper into his hand and said an awkward goodbye.
7 It has the right amount of web-slinging action and awkward teen situations.
8 And not least for Ireland where treaty change has been, well, awkward .
9 He saw no reason to run the risk of an awkward surprise.
10 It's very awkward for those parents who have children in different schools.
11 But this is a player making the best of an awkward situation.
12 We can only imagine how awkward their family get-togethers are these days.
13 The show of independence among state-owned banks comes at an awkward time.
14 For the Government, all of this could present some awkward policy options.
15 This dynamic puts America's serving senior officers in a sometimes awkward situation.
16 So at this point, it's safe to say things are pretty awkward .
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