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    GAWKY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: gawkier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, gawkiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: gawkier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: gawkiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lacking grace in movement or postureplay

    Example:

    heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair

    Synonyms:

    clumsy; clunky; gawky; ungainly; unwieldy

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    Adjectives

    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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