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gawky

 
Dictionary: gawk·y   (') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Awkward; ungainly.

gawkily gawk'i·ly adv.

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adjective

    Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: awkward, clumsy, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful. Slang klutzy. Idioms: all thumbs. See ability/inability.

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adj

Definition: clumsy
Antonyms: athletic, graceful, lithe


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lacking grace in movement or posture
  Synonyms: clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ranglet, klodset, fjoget, kejtet

Nederlands (Dutch)
klungelig

Français (French)
adj. - godiche, gauche

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeschickt, linkisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) αδέξιος, ατζαμίδικος, αμπλαούμπλικος, ασουλούπωτος

Italiano (Italian)
goffo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tolo, desajeitado

Русский (Russian)
неуклюжий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desmañado, chambón, desmanotado, torpe, desgarbado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tafatt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迟钝的, 笨拙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 遲鈍的, 笨拙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바보 같은, 수줍은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ぎこちない, 内気な, 不器用な
n. - ぽかんと見とれる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) اخرق, غير لبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מגושם, כבד-תנועה‬


 
 
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