gawky
adjective
[ ˈɡɔːki ]
• nervously awkward and ungainly.
• "a gawky teenager"
Similar:
awkward,
ungainly,
inelegant,
graceless,
ungraceful,
gauche,
maladroit,
inept,
bumbling,
blundering,
lumbering,
socially awkward,
socially unsure,
unpolished,
unsophisticated,
uncultured,
uncultivated,
unworldly,
nervous,
shy,
bashful,
nervy,
Origin:
early 18th century (as a noun): from gawk + -y1.
