noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being gawky. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

inelegancelantern jawsponderousnessunderweightungainlinessunmanageability

Etymology

From gawky + -ness.

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