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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

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