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Meaning of 'gawky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gawky [ superl.]
- Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

Meaning of 'gawky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gawky [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking grace in movement or posture
Example in sentence:
  • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs;
  • clumsy fingers;
  • heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair;
  • what an ungainly creature a giraffe is

Nearby Words:

gawby gawk gawn gawntree

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