gawky

(gô'kē)
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.

adj

Definition: clumsy
Antonyms: athletic, graceful, lithe

For a list of words related to gawky, see:

• Small, short, or thin
• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Unappealing, Shabby, Messy, Poor, or Clumsy

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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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