Gawky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Awkward; ungainly.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Awkward in manner or bearing; inapt in behavior; clumsy; clownish.
  • n. ; pl. gawkies (-kiz). Same as gawk, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking grace in movement or posture
  • Equivalent
    awkward   
    Variant
    gawkiest    gawkier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clumsy    awkward   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Milwaukee    balky    stalky    talkie    talky   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gangling    lanky    ungainly    loose-jointed    skinny    beardless    boorish    love-sick    chubby    coltish