gawkier; gawkiest
Examples of gawky in a Sentence
the stiff, gawky gait of a newborn colt
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Agnes has a gawky, floppy-haired beauty, a gently appraising stare, quizzically arching eyebrows, and a tendency to listen with her mouth half open, as if in anticipation of a punch line that will take her, and us, by surprise.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Hiccup, played this time with game and gawky charm by Mason Thames, has been raised to think the only solution to violence is more violence.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The director chose teen star Mason Thames, who doesn’t look much like a gawky misfit, though his body language speaks volumes (essentially, what Jay Baruchel’s warbly voice once did).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
The one big cable that neither of the solutions could easily eliminate, however, is the big, gawky PCI Express power cable that runs in and out of a graphics card, which to an extent spoils the effect.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
Hiccup, played this time with game and gawky charm by Mason Thames, has been raised to think the only solution to violence is more violence.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The director chose teen star Mason Thames, who doesn’t look much like a gawky misfit, though his body language speaks volumes (essentially, what Jay Baruchel’s warbly voice once did).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
The one big cable that neither of the solutions could easily eliminate, however, is the big, gawky PCI Express power cable that runs in and out of a graphics card, which to an extent spoils the effect.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
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“Gawky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawky. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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gawky
adjective
gawkier; gawkiest
gawkiness
noun
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