Antonyms for gawkily

Grammar : Adv

Spell : gaw-kee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ ki

Definition of gawkily

Origin : "awkward, ungainly," 1724, from gawk hand "left hand" (1703), perhaps a contraction of gaulick, thus "gaulish hand," derogatory slang that could have originated during some period of strained Anglo-French relations, i.e. most of recorded history.

As in awkwardly : adv with difficulty
As in clumsily : adv crudely

Example sentences :

"No reason in the world that I know of," said I gawkily, as red as herself, wondering what it was my foot was in.
Extract from : « The Shoes of Fortune » by Neil Munro

Already he was in the thickets again, rounding up the gawkily galloping cows.
Extract from : « Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories » by Albert Payson Terhune

Suppose she had grown very stout—or were gawkily thin like his sister Danielle, or bold and forward, or dull.
Extract from : « Rough-Hewn » by Dorothy Canfield

Synonyms for gawkily

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