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Gawky

Gawky Meaning & Definition
Gawky Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gawky?

[adj] lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gawky: awkward | clumsy | clunky | ungainly | unwieldy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gawky: all thumbs | awkward | blunderheaded | blundering | bony | boorish | bumbling | bungling | butterfingered | careless | clownish | clumsy | clumsy-fisted | cumbersome | fingers all thumbs | flat | flat-chested | fleshless | fumbling | gangling | gangly | gauche | gaunt | gawkish | graceless | ham-fisted | ham-handed | heavy-handed | hulking | hulky | inelegant | lank | lanky | lean | lean-fleshed | lean-looking | left-hand | left-handed | loutish | lubberly | lumbering | lumpish | maladroit | meager | oafish | ponderous | rawboned | scraggy | scrawny | skeletal | skinny | sloppy | spare | spidery | spindling | spindly | splay | stiff | thin-bellied | thin-fleshed | twiggy | uncouth | undersized | underweight | ungainly | ungraceful | unhandy | unwieldy

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Gawky In Webster's Dictionary

\Gawk"y\, a. [Compar. {Gawkier}; superl. {Gawkiest}.] 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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