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Awkwardness
See also Ineptitude. Clouseau, Inspector Jacques bungling detective who inadvertently but always gets his man. [Am. Cinema: “The Pink Panther” in Halliwell, 565–566] lanky Yankee schoolmaster who loves Katrina. [Am. Lit.: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow] tall, uncouth, awkward fellow with large feet. [Br. Lit.: Vanity Fair] bumbling, awkward dog; originally named Dippy Dawg. [Comics: “Mickey Mouse” in Horn, 492] a penniless, stupid, and oafish poet. [Fr. Lit.: The Hunchback of Notre Dame] ungainly comic strip oaf with height of six foot three. [Comics: Horn, 450] simple-minded, clumsy giant; parasite of George. [Am. Lit.: Of Mice and Men] falls off his horse every time it stops. [Br. Lit.: Lewis Carroll Through the Looking-Glass] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | But this awkwardness only lasted a minute, because the strange captain, observing at a glance how affairs stood, cried out, I see, I see In her memories of Vronsky there always entered a certain element of awkwardness, though he was in the highest degree well-bred and at ease, as though there were some false note--not in Vronsky, he was very simple and nice, but in herself, while with Levin she felt perfectly simple and clear. Anyway, one can observe a certain awkwardness about him when he has attained such objects. |
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