gawky

[ gaw-kee ]

/ ˈgɔ ki /

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adjective, gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est.

awkward; ungainly; clumsy.

Also gawk·ish

[gaw-kish]. /ˈgɔ kɪʃ/.

Origin of gawky

First recorded in 1715–25; gawk + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gawky

gawk·i·ly, gawk·ish·ly, adverbgawk·i·ness, gawk·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby gawky

gavotte, gaw, Gawain, Gawain, Sir, gawk, gawky, gawp, Gawra, gawsy, gay, Gaya

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Example sentences from the Web for gawky

The Movement: Julia had this gawky awkwardness, which Streep picks up.
How Meryl Streep Nailed Her|Sara Moulton|August 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I kept that long-necked, gawky man off with it, pretty near tripped him up so's I could get to the table with that poor child.
In Apple-Blossom Time|Clara Louise Burnham
And so in the sixties the boy and the town went through their raw, gawky, ugly adolescence together.
A Certain Rich Man|William Allen White
Next day, a young man, gawky and seemingly unsophisticated, brought the animal.
Adopting An Abandoned Farm|Kate Sanborn

A gawky farmer seized the boy and struck him cruelly across the mouth.
The Oakdale Affair|Edgar Rice Burroughs
I was a gawky boy, as green as a gourd, and never had been about with women.
Dixie Hart|Will N. Harben

British Dictionary definitions for gawky

gawky

gawkish

/ (ˈɡɔːkɪ) /

adjective gawkier or gawkiest

clumsy or ungainly; awkward

West Yorkshire dialect left-handed

Derived forms of gawky

gawkily or gawkishly, adverbgawkiness or gawkishness, noun

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单词	gawky
释义	gawky [ gaw-kee ] / ˈgɔ ki / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gawky ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est. awkward; ungainly; clumsy. Also gawk·ish [gaw-kish]. /ˈgɔ kɪʃ/. Origin of gawky First recorded in 1715–25; gawk + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM gawky gawk·i·ly, gawk·ish·ly, adverbgawk·i·ness, gawk·ish·ness, noun Words nearby gawky gavotte, gaw, Gawain, Gawain, Sir, gawk, gawky, gawp, Gawra, gawsy, gay, Gaya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gawky The Movement: Julia had this gawky awkwardness, which Streep picks up. How Meryl Streep Nailed Her\|Sara Moulton\|August 4, 2009\|DAILY BEAST I kept that long-necked, gawky man off with it, pretty near tripped him up so's I could get to the table with that poor child. In Apple-Blossom Time\|Clara Louise Burnham And so in the sixties the boy and the town went through their raw, gawky, ugly adolescence together. A Certain Rich Man\|William Allen White Next day, a young man, gawky and seemingly unsophisticated, brought the animal. Adopting An Abandoned Farm\|Kate Sanborn A gawky farmer seized the boy and struck him cruelly across the mouth. The Oakdale Affair\|Edgar Rice Burroughs I was a gawky boy, as green as a gourd, and never had been about with women. Dixie Hart\|Will N. Harben British Dictionary definitions for gawky gawky gawkish / (ˈɡɔːkɪ) / adjective gawkier or gawkiest clumsy or ungainly; awkward West Yorkshire dialect left-handed Derived forms of gawky gawkily or gawkishly, adverbgawkiness or gawkishness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gawky awkward, gauche, loutish, lumbering, lumpish, lumpy, maladroit, oafish, rude, rustic, uncouth, ungainly, bumbling, clownish, splay
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gawky

adjective, gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est.

Origin of gawky

OTHER WORDS FROM gawky

Words nearby gawky

Example sentences from the Web for gawky

British Dictionary definitions for gawky

gawkish

adjective gawkier or gawkiest

Derived forms of gawky

Words related to gawky