"gawky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɔːki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gawky.wav [UK] Forms: gawky [positive], gawkier [comparative], gawkiest [superlative]
Etymology: gawk + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|gawk|y}} gawk + -y Head templates: {{adj|gawky|gawkier|gawkiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gawky person is someone who is awkward.
    Sense id: simple-gawky-en-adj-65RdqXpT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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