gawkish

gawk·ish

adj \ˈgȯ-kish\

Definition of GAWKISH

: gawky

— gawk·ish·ly adverb

— gawk·ish·ness noun

Examples of GAWKISH

1. <the kind of gawkish girl who trips while receiving her high school diploma>

First Known Use of GAWKISH

1840

Related to GAWKISH

Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungainly

Antonyms: coordinated, graceful

Related Words: galumphing, larruping [dialect], lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, shambling, shuffling, unsteady, wobbly (also wabbly)

Near Antonyms: light, light-footed (also light-foot), lissome (also lissom), lithe, nimble, sure-footed

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Rhymes with GAWKISH

hawkish, mawkish