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  • 121awkward — [ôk′wərd] adj. [ME aukward < ON ǫfugr, turned backward + OE weard, WARD] 1. not having grace or skill; clumsy, as in form or movement; bungling [an awkward dancer, an awkward style] 2. inconvenient to use; hard to handle; unwieldy [an awkward… …

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  • 122awk´ward|ness — awk|ward «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward… …

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  • 123awk´ward|ly — awk|ward «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward… …

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  • 124awk|ward — «K wuhrd», adjective. 1. a) not graceful or skillful in movement or shape; clumsy: »Seals are very awkward on land, but graceful in the water. b) not done with grace or skill; unable to do or use with ease or effectiveness: »an awkward drawing of …

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  • 125awkward — adjective Etymology: Middle English awkeward in the wrong direction, from awke turned the wrong way, from Old Norse ǫfugr; akin to Old High German abuh turned the wrong way Date: 1530 1. obsolete perverse 2. archaic unfavorable …

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  • 126Sherlock Holmes — Infobox character colour = #DEDEE2 name = Sherlock Holmes caption = A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine , 1891 first = last = cause = creator = Sir Arthur Conan Doyle portrayer = episode = Four novelsFifty six… …

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  • 127Humpty Dumpty — is a character in a Nursery rhyme typically portrayed as an egg. Most English speaking children are familiar with the rhyme:: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. : Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.: All the king s horses and all the king s men : Couldn t… …

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  • 128Goofy — For the UNIX messaging program, see Goofey. Goofy First appearance Mickey s Revue (1932) Created by Art Babbitt …

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