Antonyms for gawkish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : gaw-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ ki |
Definition of gawkish
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 oafish : adj clumsy, stupid
- As in uncoordinated : adj awkward, clumsy
- As in clumsy : adj not agile; awkward
- Bridget may have been a gawk, but she did two things which were not gawkish.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Kellner and a gawkish Great Dane led me sheet and all to what I thought would be the operating room.
- Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred
Synonyms for gawkish
- all thumbs
- blundering
- blunderous
- bulky
- bumbling
- bungling
- butterfingered
- clownish
- crude
- dumb
- elephantine
- gauche
- gawkish
- gawky
- graceless
- half-witted
- ham-handed
- heavy
- heavy-handed
- helpless
- hulking
- idiotic
- ignorant
- ill-shaped
- incompetent
- inelegant
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- klutzy
- like a bull in a china shop
- lubberly
- lumbering
- lumpish
- maladroit
- moronic
- not agile
- oafish
- ponderous
- simple
- simpleminded
- slow
- splay
- stumbling
- unable
- unadept
- uncoordinated
- uncouth
- undexterous
- uneasy
- ungainly
- ungraceful
- unhandy
- unintelligent
- unskillful
- untactful
- untalented
- untoward
- unwieldy
- weedy
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