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gawky
adjective
Lacking grace in movement or posture
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ˈɡɔːki
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adjective
Lacking grace in movement or posture
“A gawky lad with long ungainly legs”
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A gawky lad with long ungainly legs
Clumsy fingers
What an ungainly creature a giraffe is
Heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
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