Cramped vs Awkward - What's the difference?
cramped | awkward | Related terms |
(cramp)
Uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially.
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*:Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers,. Even such a boat as the Mount Vernon offered a total deck space so cramped as to leave secrecy or privacy well out of the question, even had the motley and democratic assemblage of passengers been disposed to accord either.
Overcrowded or congested.
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
Illegible.
(obsolete) In a backwards direction.
*, Bk.V, Ch.x:
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments
Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing
Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction
Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle
Cramped is a related term of awkward.
As adjectives the difference between cramped and awkward
is that cramped is uncomfortably restricted in size, or financially while awkward is lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.As a verb cramped
is (cramp).As an adverb awkward is
(obsolete) in a backwards direction.cramped
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)awkward
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Adverb
(en adverb)- Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and.
Adjective
(en-adj)- John was awkward at performing the trick. He'll have to practice to improve.
- That was an extremely awkward moment. Everyone was watching.
- An awkward silence had fallen.
- I'm very awkward at parties.
- Things get very awkward whenever 60-year old men use cheesy pick-up lines on me.
- He's a right awkward chap.
- These cabinets are going to be very awkward when we move.