awkwards

1. pluralplural of awkward.

comparative more awkwards · superlative most awkwards

1. rareawkward, embarrassing, difficult.

   This : " let her own works praise her in the gates" - / Where (being fifty three — these awkwards dates !)

   1877, Edward Williams Johns, The Silver Wedding: A Romaunt Du Moyen Âge, page 190

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   We had some awkwards bits to get over to-day. The path at best is a track not two feet wide on the mountain side, and there is no escape from the constantly recurring moraines, with their sharp deep sides eaten away by sub- niveal streams

   1930, Sir Reginald Rankin, A tour in the Himalayas and beyond, page 108

   In the two solutions shown above (a and b) , the first is awkwards, needing a ramp and handrails extending out from the building. In the second, a simple ramp cut into the first stair resulted in a successful solution, which achieved accessibility with minimal impact to the character of the building.

   1980, Charles Parrott, Access to historic buildings for the disabled: suggestions for planning and implementation, page 32