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gawk·y

[gaw-kee] Pronunciation Key

–adjective, gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est.

awkward; ungainly; clumsy.

Also, gawk·ish

[gaw-kish] Pronunciation Key.

[Origin: 1715–25; gawk + -y¹

]

—Related forms

gawk·i·ly, gawk·ish·ly, adverb

gawk·i·ness, gawk·ish·ness, noun

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gawk·y (gô'kē) Pronunciation Key
adj. gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est
Awkward; ungainly.

gawk'i·ly adv.

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gawky

"awkward, ungainly," 1724, from gawk hand "left hand" (1703), perhaps a contraction of gaulick, thus "gaulish hand," derogatory slang that could have originated during some period of strained Anglo-Fr. relations.

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gawky
adjective
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"

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Gawky

Gawk"y\, a. [Compar. Gawkier; superl. Gawkiest.] Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

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