Difference between Unwieldy and Awkward

What is the difference between Unwieldy and Awkward?

Unwieldy as an adjective is lacking strength; weak while Awkward as an adjective is lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments

Unwieldy

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: lacking strength; weak ungraceful in movement difficult to carry, manage or operate because of its size, weight or shape or complexity badly managed or operated

Awkward

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: In a backwards direction.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instrumentsNot easily managed or effected; embarrassingLacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interactionPerverse; adverse; difficult to handle

Example sentence: And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.

We hope you now know whether to use Unwieldy or Awkward in your sentence.

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