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GAWKY (gawkier, gawkiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: gawkier , gawkiest
, gawkiest Dictionary entry overview: What does gawky mean?
• GAWKY (adjective)
The adjective GAWKY has 1 sense:
1. lacking grace in movement or posture
Familiarity information: GAWKY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: gawkier
Superlative: gawkiest
Superlative: gawkiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking grace in movement or posture
Synonyms:
clumsy; clunky; gawky; ungainly; unwieldy
Context example:
heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
Similar:
awkward (lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance)
Derivation:
gawk (an awkward stupid person)
gawkiness (the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant)
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