gawky

[US]/ˈɡɔːki/
[UK]/ˈɡɔːki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. awkward and clumsy
n. an awkward and clumsy person
Word Forms
Comparativegawkier
Superlativegawkiest

Example Sentences

He felt gawky and awkward at the school dance.

She was always a bit gawky as a teenager.

The gawky teenager stumbled over his words in front of his crush.

Her gawky movements drew attention to her in the crowded room.

He tried to hide his gawky nature by practicing dance moves in private.

The gawky boy knocked over a stack of books in the library.

Despite his gawky appearance, he was a talented musician.

She felt gawky and out of place at the fancy gala.

The gawky puppy tripped over its own feet while playing in the yard.

Her gawky attempts at flirting made him smile.

Real-world Examples

I gazed at this gawky general and said OK.

Source: Pan Pan

He sat down in one of the hard gray chairs. I stared at him. He was a gawky long-legged man with a bony face and receding hair.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

He had made his name on the professional golfing scene at 19, still a gawky lad continually hitching up his trousers, throwing away a lead with sublime impatience at Royal Birkdale in 1976.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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