GAWKY
What does "GAWKY" mean?
Awkwardly tall, ungainly, or clumsy, especially in an adolescent way.
Meanings
- Ungainly and awkward in movement or posture, often from being lanky. He was a gawky teenager, all elbows and knees that hadn't caught up to him.
Word origin
From dialectal English 'gawk' (to stare stupidly, or an awkward person), perhaps related to 'gaw' (to gaze) from Old Norse 'ga' (to heed).
Remember it
GAWKY starts like GAWK - the gawky one is the one who keeps gawking instead of watching where the limbs go.
A little poem
Too much leg, too little say,
he folds himself into a chair-
a heron not yet sure of its own wings.
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Wordplay
- Why did the gawky giraffe never win at hide and seek? It always stuck its neck out and gave the whole thing away.
What it teaches
Awkwardness is just a body or a self that hasn't finished arriving; give it time and it grows into its reach.
Quick facts
What does GAWKY mean?
Awkwardly tall, ungainly, or clumsy, especially in an adolescent way.
Is GAWKY a valid word?
Yes — GAWKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GAWKY?
GAWKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GAWKY come from?
From dialectal English 'gawk' (to stare stupidly, or an awkward person), perhaps related to 'gaw' (to gaze) from Old Norse 'ga' (to heed).
What can GAWKY teach us?
Awkwardness is just a body or a self that hasn't finished arriving; give it time and it grows into its reach.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.