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AwkwardnessAwkward Awk"ward, a. [Awk + -ward.]
1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of
instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting
ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as,
he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
And dropped an awkward courtesy. --Dryden.
2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
A long and awkward process. --Macaulay.
An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is
difficult to adjust. --C. J. Smith.
3. Perverse; adverse; untoward. [Obs.] ``Awkward
casualties.' ``Awkward wind.' --Shak.
O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion,
do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel.
--Udall.
Syn: Ungainly; unhandy; clownish; lubberly; gawky; maladroit;
bungling; inelegant; ungraceful; unbecoming.
Usage: Awkward, Clumsy, Uncouth. Awkward has a special
reference to outward deportment. A man is clumsy in
his whole person, he is awkward in his gait and the
movement of his limbs. Clumsiness is seen at the first
view. Awkwardness is discovered only when a person
begins to move. Hence the expressions, a clumsy
appearance, and an awkward manner. When we speak
figuratively of an awkward excuse, we think of a want
of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a
clumsy excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse
and stupid. We apply the term uncouth most frequently
to that which results from the want of instruction or
training; as, uncouth manners; uncouth language. --
Awk"ward*ly, adv. -- Awk"ward*ness, n. Backwardness
Backwardness Back"ward*ness, n.
The state of being backward.
Dastardness
Dastardness Das"tard*ness, n.
Dastardliness.
Forwardness
Forwardness For"ward*ness, n.
The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness;
as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.
2. An advanced stage of progress or of preparation;
advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.
--Robertson.
3. Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the
forwardness of youth.
3. Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or
modesty.
In France it is usual to bring children into
company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a
kind of forwardness and assurance. --Addison.
5. A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness;
precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the
forwardness of a pupil.
He had such a dexterous proclivity, as his teachers
were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.
Wotton.
Syn: Promptness; promptitude; eagerness; ardor; zeal;
assurance; confidence; boldness; impudence; presumption.
FrowardnessFroward Fro"ward, a. [Fro + -ward. See Fro, and cf.
Fromward.]
Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is
reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward
child.
A froward man soweth strife. --Prov. xvi.
28.
A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing
as innovation. --Bacon.
Syn: Untoward; wayward; unyielding; ungovernable: refractory;
obstinate; petulant; cross; peevish. See Perverse. --
Fro"ward*ly, adv. -- Fro"ward*ness, n. Galliardness
Galliardness Gal"liard*ness, n.
Gayety. [Obs.] --Gayton.
Hardness
Hardness Hard"ness, n. [AS. heardness.]
1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or
figuratively.
The habit of authority also had given his manners
some peremptory hardness. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. (Min.) The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a
body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be
itself scratched;-measured among minerals on a scale of
which diamond and talc form the extremes.
3. (Chem.) The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has
mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an
insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for
washing purposes.
Note: This quality is caused by the presence of calcium
carbonate, causing temporary hardness which can be
removed by boiling, or by calcium sulphate, causing
permanent hardness which can not be so removed, but may
be improved by the addition of sodium carbonate.
Inwardness
Inwardness In"ward*ness, n.
1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the
inwardness of conduct.
Sense can not arrive to the inwardness Of things.
--Dr. H. More.
2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. Heartiness; earnestness.
What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling.
--M. Arnold.
Niggardness
Niggardness Nig"gard*ness, n.
Niggardliness. --Sir P. Sidney.
Onwardness
Onwardness On"ward*ness, n.
Progress; advancement.
OutwardnessOutward Out"ward, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --
opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is
renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is
external; manifest; public. ``Sins outward.' --Chaucer.
An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
[Obs.] --Hayward.
4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden.
-- Out"ward*ly, adv. -- Out"ward*ness, n.
Outward stroke. (Steam Engine) See under Stroke. OverforwardnessOverforward O"ver*for"ward, a.
Forward to excess; too forward. -- O"ver*for"ward*ness, n. StraightforwardnessStraightforward Straight`for"ward, a.
Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;
honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --
Straight`for"ward*ly, adv. -- Straight`for"ward*ness, n. Towardness
Towardness To"ward*ness, n.
Quality or state of being toward.
UntowardnessUntoward Un*to"ward, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.]
1. Froward; perverse. ``Save yourselves from this untoward
generation.' --Acts ii. 40.
2. Awkward; ungraceful. ``Untoward words.' --Creech.
``Untoward manner.' --Swift.
3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky;
unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. --
Un*to"ward*ly, adv. -- Un*to"ward*ness, n.
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