| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,808,366,903 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Awkwardness |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Idioms, Wikipedia | 0.03 sec. |
|
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] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
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. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|