gawky : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gawky	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gawky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gawky adj 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" Synonym(s): gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.