also: ぎごちない
i-adjective
Describes movements, speech, or social behavior that lack smoothness or natural ease. Often implies a lack of practice or self-consciousness.
彼はまだ新人なので、仕事の手つきがぎこちない。
He's still new, so his work movements are awkward.
初めてのデートで、会話がぎこちなくなってしまった。
On our first date, the conversation became stiff.