† awknessn.
Obsolete.
Wrongness, irrationality, perversity, untowardness, awkwardness, ineptitude.
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the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun]
arvethnessc1000
painc1330
difficultya1382
hardnessc1384
wondsome?a1400
hardheada1425
painfulnessa1530
difficult?1532
difficultness1549
awkness1587
uneasiness1594
difficileness1612
arduity1623
problem1641
difficacity1656
going1678
arduousness1731
catch-arse1970
the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness
frowardnessa1300
waywardnessc1384
wrawnessc1386
frowardship14..
perversity?a1425
frowardheadc1470
overthwartnessc1475
adversity1489
perversednessa1500
thrawnness1499
untowardnessa1525
protervitya1527
repugnancy1557
thrawardness1567
contrariousness1571
crookedness1576
thwartness1577
pervertness1581
peevishness1582
awkness1587
crabbedness1598
untowardliness1598
crossness1600
difficileness1612
contrariness1642
perverseness1644
cross-grainedness1652
wrong-headedness1740
pigheadedness1801
cussedness1852
orneriness1880
bloody-mindedness1910
difficultness1934
the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness
unaptness1557
awkness1587
untowardness1598
inaptitude1620
unhandiness1706
inaptness1814
blunderheadedness1835
muffishness1849
muffism1854
dufferdom1856
dufferism1871
1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxxii. 595 The skilfull [man] can..by his cunning ouercome the awknesse of his stuffe.
1615 S. Hieron Dignitie of Preaching in Wks. (1620) I. 602 A reprobate awknes to all good.
1658 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 2nd Pt. 448 So much awknesse and unwillingnesse to come to Gods foot.
1668 W. Spurstowe Spiritual Chymist Pref. 5 Awkness to this beneficial employment.
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 171 By shewing the aukness or great absurdity on the other side.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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