awkward vs cringy

awkward

adj
  • Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing. 

  • Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. 

  • Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction. 

  • Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is awkward. 

cringy

adj
  • Characterised by causing feelings of embarrassment; embarrassing. 

  • Cringing; cowardly. 

How often have the words awkward and cringy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )