Awkward and Rustic

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Awkward

Awkward adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.
Usage example: preteens feeling awkward at their first formal dance
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Rustic is a synonym for awkward. In some cases you can use "Rustic" instead an adjective "Awkward".
Nearby Words: awkwardness, awkwardly

Rustic

Rustic adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.
Usage example: rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind
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Awkward is a synonym for rustic in crude topic. Sometimes you can use "Awkward" instead an adjective "Rustic", if it concerns topics such as coarse, boorish, uncouth.
Nearby Words: rust, rusticity, rusticated, rustication, rustically

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