gawkish

adjective

ˈgȯ-kish How to pronounce gawkish (audio)
Definition of gawkishnext
as in awkward
having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner the kind of gawkish girl who trips while receiving her high school diploma

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  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. unsteady
Adjective
  • Giving cash doesn’t have to be awkward Despite popular convention that cash presents are gauche, tacky, or uninspired, Post says the annals of etiquette wisdom permit monetary gifts.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The argument is also awkward for Warner Bros. Discovery, given Rowling and Oliver are effectively colleagues.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of awkward
Adjective
  • The comedian with a penchant for pratfalls also did a popular impression of a clumsy President Gerald Ford and played the Landshark.
    EW.com, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • What was trickiest to nail down was the thing that looks the clumsiest: the student film.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of clumsy
Adjective
  • As Mayer's car pushed into Retzlaff's from behind, the unsteady contact propelled Retzlaff into the outside wall, with Josh Williams striking Mayer from behind and subsequently being hit by Chandler Smith.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • What this general move toward more daring design says about the end of 2024 is that this continues to be an unsteady year for watches, both financially and aesthetically.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of unsteady
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