Gawkiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gawky \Gawk"y\ (g[add]k"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Gawkier}
     (g[add]k"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Gawkiest}.]
     Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. --
     n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from
     stupidity, a gawk.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gawkiest
       See {gawky}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gawky
       adj : lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long
             ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly
             creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out
             of his chair" [syn: {clumsy}, {clunky}, {ungainly}, {unwieldy}]
       [also: {gawkiest}, {gawkier}]