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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
  • At least the latter gives you something to do with yourself during the awkward time that was really just meant for wedding party photo opportunities with no thought of the inconvenience to the guests.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS TELLING SILENCE — Socialist mayor's awkward response scrutinized after police chief's nervous glances.
    — , FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of awkward
Adjective
  • Watson is a decade into this league — and quickly playing his way out of it — making the same clumsy mistakes that plagued Shedeur Sanders as a late-round rookie last year.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Such attempts to touch on the highly personal connections people have to Oasis’s music feel clumsy and forced, especially when juxtaposed with the brothers’ rather anonymous comments.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of clumsy
Adjective
  • But, fighting Parkinson’s disease, his body was visibly unsteady on that July night.
    — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been such an unsteady year, Andrew Friedman’s two big offseason acquisitions have been busts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of unsteady
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“Gawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawkish. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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