gawky
31louring — gawky, awkward. N …
32ungainly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. awkward, clumsy; gawky, ungraceful, lumbering; grotesque. See ugliness, unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, gawky, inexpert; see awkward 1 , rude 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …
33clunky — adjective 1. lacking grace in movement or posture a gawky lad with long ungainly legs clumsy fingers what an ungainly creature a giraffe is heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair • Syn: ↑gawky, ↑clumsy, ↑ungainly, ↑ …
34Gowk — Gowk, n. [See {Gawk}.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. The European cuckoo; called also gawky. [1913 Webster] 2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky. [1913 Webster] …
35awkward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, ungraceful, ungainly; gauche; embarrassing. See unskillfulness, difficulty. Ant., adroit, dexterous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unskillful] Syn. clumsy, inept, maladroit, ungainly,… …
36Unskillfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unskillfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unskillfulness unskillfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 want of skill want of skill &c. 698 Sgm: N 1 incompetence incompetence incompentency Sgm: N 1 inability inability infel …
37Ugliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ugliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ugliness ugliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 deformity deformity inelegance Sgm: N 1 acomia acomia Sgm: N 1 disfigurement disfigurement &c.(blemish) 848 Sgm: N 1 …
38gawk — (v.) 1785, Amer.Eng., perhaps from gaw, a survival from M.E. gowen to stare (c.1200), from a Scandinavian source akin to O.N. ga to heed, from P.Gmc. *gawon , from PIE *ghow e to honor, revere, worship (see FAVOR (Cf. favor) (n.)); and altered… …
39gawk´ish|ness — gawk|ish «G kihsh», adjective. = gawky. (Cf. ↑gawky) –gawk´ish|ly, adverb. –gawk´ish|ness, noun …
40gawk´ish|ly — gawk|ish «G kihsh», adjective. = gawky. (Cf. ↑gawky) –gawk´ish|ly, adverb. –gawk´ish|ness, noun …
