(especially of a tall young person) awkward in the way they move or behave a shy gawky teenager
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NAmE//ˈɡɔkəli//
adverb NAmE//ˈɡɔkinəs//
noun [uncountable]See gawky in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: gawky