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AWKWARD

Synonyawky, uncouth, unskilful

clownish, ainly,

_Aard_, froian), is _off-ward_, turned the wrong way; it was anciently used of a back-handed or left-handed blow in battle, of squinting eyes, etc _Cluh the Norwegian), signifies benu of _cluers, _clumsy_ limbs Thus, _aard_ primarily refers to action, _clumsy_ to condition A tool, a vehicle, or the human frame may be _clumsy_ in shape or build, _aard_ in motion The _clumsy_ man is almost of necessity _aard_, but the _aard_ man may not be naturally _clumsy_ The finest untrained colt is _aard_ in harness; a horse that is _clumsy_ in build can never be trained out of aardness

An _aard_ state force; a stateruous e is _clumsy_ We speak of an _aard_ predicament, an _aard_ scrape An _aard_ excuse commonly reflects on the one who offers it We say the admitted facts have an _aard_ appearance In none of these cases could _clumsy_ be used _Clumsy_ is, however, applied to movements that seem as unsuitable as those of benu bear is both _clumsy_ and _aard_

Antonyms:

adroit, clever, dexterous, handy, skilful

Prepositions:

The raw recruit is aard _in_ action; _at_ the business

AXIOM

Synonym:

truism

Both the _axiom_ and the _truism_ are instantly seen to be true, and need no proof; but in an _axioht, while the _truisain, or says what is too s which are equal to the sa are equal to one another” unfolds in the latter part of the sentence the truth iht have been overlooked if not stated In the _truism_ that ”a man can do all he is capable of,” the former and the latter part of the sentence are simply identical, and the mind is left just where it started Hence the _axiom_ is valuable and useful, while the _truism_ is weak and flat, unless the for or racy, as ”all fools are out of their wits” Compare PROVERB

Antonyms:

absurdity, contradiction, demonstration, nonsense, paradox, sophisabble, ossip, palaver, tattle, blurt out, chatter, jabber, prate, twaddle

Most of these words are onooose, the _chatter_ of astream, as applied to human speech, indicate a rapid succession of what are to the listener less sounds _Blab_ and _blurt_ (co out of what the lips can no longer keep in; _blab_, of a secret; _blurt out_, of passionate feeling

To _chat_ is to talk in an easy, pleasant way, not without sense, but without special purpose _Chatting_ is the practise of adults, _prattling_ that of children To _prate_ is to talk idly, presumptuously, or foolishly, but not necessarily incoherently To _jabber_ is to utter a rapid succession of unintelligible sounds, generally ossip_ is to talk of petty personal matters, as for pastime or mischief To _twaddle_ is to talk feeble nonsense To _muresting the notes of a dove, or the sound of a running streauratively of the half suppressed utterances of affection or pity, or of complaint, resentment, etc Compare SPEAK