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gawky

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gawk⋅y

  [gaw-kee]
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–adjective, gawk⋅i⋅er, gawk⋅i⋅est.
awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
Also, gawk⋅ish  [gaw-kish] .

Origin:
1715–25; gawk + -y 1

Related forms:
gawk⋅i⋅ly, gawk⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
gawk⋅i⋅ness, gawk⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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gawk·y   (gô'kē)   
adj.   gawk·i·er, gawk·i·est
Awkward; ungainly.
gawk'i·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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