gawkier; gawkiest
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the stiff, gawky gait of a newborn colt
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That's thanks in large part to Hathaway's winning turn as Mia Thermopolis, a gawky teenager who discovers that her estranged grandmother (Julie Andrews) is actually the queen of a small country.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Played in full, Silent Way induces a pervasive nausea, reveling in gawky soundscapes that seem barely able to contain their outsized, clashing ideas.
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Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
The league’s very first pick, by the New York franchise, was Chloe Covell, a skinny, slightly gawky skateboarder from Australia’s Gold Coast.
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David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Played in full, Silent Way induces a pervasive nausea, reveling in gawky soundscapes that seem barely able to contain their outsized, clashing ideas.
—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
The league’s very first pick, by the New York franchise, was Chloe Covell, a skinny, slightly gawky skateboarder from Australia’s Gold Coast.
—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gawky
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“Gawky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawky. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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gawky
adjective
gawkier; gawkiest
gawkiness
noun
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