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gawk·y
(gô′kē)adj. gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est
Awkward; ungainly.
gawk′i·ly adv.
gawk′i·ness n.
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gawky
(ˈɡɔːkɪ) orgawkish
adj, gawkier or gawkiest
1. clumsy or ungainly; awkward
2. dialect West Yorkshire left-handed
ˈgawkily, ˈgawkishly adv
ˈgawkiness, ˈgawkishness n
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gawk•y
(ˈgɔ ki)also gawk′ish,
adj. gawk•i•er, gawk•i•est.
awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
[1715–25]
gawk′i•ly, gawk′ish•ly, adv.
gawk′i•ness, gawk′ish•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:gawky - lacking grace in movement or posture]gawky - lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
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gawky
adjective awkward, clumsy, lumbering, ungainly, gauche, uncouth, loutish, graceless, clownish, oafish, maladroit, lumpish, ungraceful a gawky lad with spots
elegant, graceful, self-assured, well-coordinated
elegant, graceful, self-assured, well-coordinated
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gawky
adjectiveLacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:
Slang: klutzy.
Idiom: all thumbs.
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Translations
أحْمَق، أخْرَق
nemotorný
kejtetklodset
slánalegur; kauîalegur
gramozdiškaskerėpliškas
lempīgsneveikls
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gawky
adj (+er) person, movement → schlaksig, staksig (inf), → linkisch ; animal → unbeholfen, staksig (inf); appearance → unbeholfen
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gawky
[ˈgɔːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → goffo/a, sgraziato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gawky
(ˈgoːki) adjective (of a person) looking clumsy or awkward. She is tall and gawky. verleë, lomp أحْمَق، أخْرَق непохватен desengonçado nemotorný unbeholfen klodset; kejtet ψηλός και άχαρος desgarbado kohmakas دست و پا چلفتی kömpelö gauche מְגוּשָׁם अजीब nespretan esetlen kikuk slánalegur; kauðalegur goffo ぶざまな 서투른 kerėpliškas, gramozdiškas neveikls; lempīgs kekok klungelig ulenkelig, keitet niezgrabny بې ډوله، بې ډبه، شډل desengonçado neîndemânatic неуклюжий nemotorný štorast trapav tafatt, klumpig ซุ่มซ่าม hantal, sakar (因長手長腳而顯得)舉止笨拙的 незграбний بد وضع آدمی vụng về 笨拙的
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