Local English word record

gawky

adjective · 1 sense

lacking grace in movement or posture

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Examples

  • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
  • clumsy fingers
  • what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
  • heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair

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Synonyms

clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy

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