OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 28447

gawky

/ˈɡɔːki/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
insignificante
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
The woman had barely come up to Seth's shoulder. Petite with curly blonde hair and a dimpled smile. Nothing at all like Francine with her plain brown hair and hazel eyes. Just look…
The “gawky” illustrations look as though they may have been done by Belva Jean herself (Bulletin, Mar. 1989).
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