awkward angle
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An angle that is unnatural or difficult to deal with.
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- The calf's legs were splayed out at awkward angles.
- He fell and twisted his arm at an awkward angle.
- I had to sit at an awkward angle to see the stage.
- The mechanic struggled to reach the bolt, which was at an awkward angle inside the engine.
- The picture was hanging at an awkward angle, so I straightened it.
- She had to contort her body into an awkward angle to clean behind the sofa.
- The camera was positioned at an awkward angle, making the shot look strange.
- Parking at such an awkward angle will surely get you a ticket.
- My neck hurts from sleeping at an awkward angle on the train.
- Assembling the furniture required screwing things in at several awkward angles.