gawky

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Adjective gawky has 1 sense

gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy - 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"
Antonym: graceful (indirect, via awkward)

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Gawky

Definition

Gawky is an adjective that describes someone or something as awkward or clumsy in appearance or behavior.

Examples

Adjective:

1. The gawky teenager stumbled while trying to impress his crush.

2. She felt gawky and self-conscious in her new dress.

Noun:

1. He was known as the gawky of the group, always spilling his drink or tripping over his own feet.

2. The gawkies were constantly bumping into things and knocking objects over.

Adverb:

1. Johnny walked gawkily across the stage, unable to hide his nerves.

2. The ballerina twirled gawkily in her first solo performance.

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