gawky

adjective
🔊/ˈɡɔːki/
🔊/ˈɡɔːki/
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  1. (especially of a tall young person尤指高个子的年轻人) not easy or comfortable in the way they move or behave 笨拙的;笨手笨脚的synonym awkward (5)
    • a shy gawky teenager腼腆而笨拙的年轻人.
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGawky is used with these nouns:
    • teenager
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