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gawkies

gawkies is the plural of gawky.

Meaning of gawky

Noun

gawky (plural gawkies)

  1. An awkward, ungainly person.
    • "[…] Mrs. Sedley had forgiven his breaking the punch-bowl at the child's party. Don't you remember the catastrophe, Ma'am, seven years ago?"
      "Over Mrs. Flamingo's crimson silk gown," said good-natured Mrs. Sedley. "What a gawky it was! And his sisters are not much more graceful. Lady Dobbin was at...1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC

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Questions about gawkies

What is gawkies the plural of?
Gawkies is the plural of gawky.

Words near gawkies in the dictionary

  1. gawkers
  2. gawkers' block
  3. gawkers' blocks
  4. gawkhammer
  5. gawkier
  6. gawkies
  7. gawkiest
  8. gawkily
  9. gawkin'
  10. gawkiness
  11. gawkinesses

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