gawky

English

Etymology

gawk +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔːki/

  Rhymes: -ɔːki

Adjective

gawky (comparative gawkier, superlative gawkiest)

1. awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement

Synonyms

• gauche, ungraceful

Translations

awkward, ungainly

• Bulgarian: непохватен (bg) (nepohvaten), недодялан (bg) (nedodjalan)
• Finnish: kömpelö (fi), jäykkä (fi)
• French: maladroit (fr), godiche (fr)
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• Georgian: მოუქნელი (moukneli), ულაზათო (ulazato)
• Russian: неуклю́жий (ru) (neukljúžij)
• Spanish: insignificante (es) m

Noun

gawky (plural gawkies)

1. An awkward, ungainly person.
   • 1870, Punch (volume 58, page 198)

     Let not the inconveniently tall, the gawkies, the Maypoles, despair.