different between awkward vs schlubby

English

Etymology

From awk (“odd, clumsy”) +? -ward.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???kw?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??kw?d/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??kw?d/
• Hyphenation: awk?ward

Adverb

awkward (comparative more awkward, superlative most awkward)

1. (obsolete) In a backwards direction.
   • :

     Than groned the knyght for his grymme woundis, and gyrdis to Sir Gawayne and awkewarde hym strykes, and […] kut thorow a vayne […].

Adjective

awkward (comparative awkwarder or more awkward, superlative awkwardest or most awkward)

1. Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.

   Synonyms: clumsy, lubberly, ungraceful, unhandy

   Antonyms: dexterous, gainly, graceful, handy, skillful

2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

3. Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.

   Synonym: maladroit

   Antonyms: amiable, cool

4. Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

awkward (plural awkwards)

1. Someone or something that is awkward.

English

Etymology

From schlub +? -y; schlub is derived from Yiddish ??????? (zhlob), perhaps from Polish ??ób (“manger, trough; furrow, large groove in the soil”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?bi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?bi/, /??l?-/
• Rhymes: -?bi
• Hyphenation: schlub?by

Adjective

schlubby (comparative schlubbier or more schlubby, superlative schlubbiest or most schlubby)

1. (chiefly US, informal) Clumsy, oafish, or socially awkward; unattractive or unkempt.

Alternative forms

• shlubby
• zhlubby (rare)

Related terms

• schlub

Translations

References

Further reading

• William Safire (5 October 2003) , “The Way We Live Now”, in The New York Times Magazine?^[4], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, ISSN 0028-7822, OCLC 671821214, archived from the original on 3 February 2018