gawky Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite lacking grace in movement or posture
    clumsy; unwieldy; clunky; ungainly.
    • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
    • clumsy fingers
    • what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
    • heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair

WordNet


Gawk"y adjective
Wordforms
comparative Gawkier ; superlative Gawkiest
Definitions
  1. Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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