gawky
Meaning of gawky
adjective
- nervously awkward and ungainly.
a gawky teenager
early 18th century (as a noun): from gawk + -y1.
Information about gawky
- It is an adjective.
- The plural form of gawky is: gawkies.
- Languages in which gawky is used:
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Hyphenation of gawky
gawky
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- gawky is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
gawky synonyms
Meaning clumsy:
clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
Meaning not smooth or graceful; ungainly:
Meaning having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement:
Meaning lacking grace, elegance, or charm:
Meaning lacking grace; clumsy:
Meaning unsophisticated and socially awkward:
Meaning inefficient or inept; clumsy:
Meaning having or showing no skill; clumsy:
Meaning acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent:
Meaning making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes; clumsy:
Meaning moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way:
Meaning not having a polished surface:
Meaning lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes:
Meaning not characterized by good taste, manners, or education:
Meaning (of land) not used for growing crops:
Meaning (of a person) having little awareness of the practicalities of life; unmotivated by material considerations:
Meaning easily agitated or alarmed:
Meaning nervous or timid in the company of other people:
Meaning reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy:
Meaning easily agitated or alarmed; nervous:
gawky antonyms
Meaning having or showing grace or elegance:
Meaning clever or skilful:
Words that rhyme with gawky
cawky, hawky, mawky, pawky, rawky, squawky
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