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gorky

gorky adjective: awkward or strange.

Adjective

gorky (comparative gorkier, superlative gorkiest)

  1. (informal) Awkward or strange.
    • Dr Gill says: "Phillip Schofield went from being a gorky boyish chump to a daytime anchor when he went back to grey. Suddenly, he seemed more mature. Maturity is what women want for a stable relationship."2009 January 22, Maria Croce, “Rise of the silver fox: Why grey is best look for older men”, in Daily Record, Scotland
    • "He was nine weeks old when he arrived and, although he was a gorky long-legged funny little fellow, he won our hearts instantly, especially mine," Michelle Ackland said.2010 October 17, Sue Hewitt, “Legal stoush over Chihuahua”, in Herald Sun

Proper noun capitalized: Gorky

Gorky (countable and uncountable, plural Gorkys or Gorkies)

  1. (historical) Nizhny Novgorod, a city in Russia.
  2. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Gorki, Alternative spelling of Horki (a city in Belarus)
  3. A surname from Russian
    • Maxim Gorky

Forms of gorky

Adjective
comparativegorkier
superlativegorkiest
Proper noun
pluralGorkys
pluralGorkies

Origin of gorky

From Russian Го́рький (Górʹkij).

Questions about gorky

What does gorky mean?
Gorky means awkward or strange.
What part of speech is gorky?
Gorky can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near gorky in the dictionary

  1. Gorkhas
  2. Gorki
  3. Gorkiesque
  4. gorking
  5. gorks
  6. gorky
  7. Gorkyesque
  8. gorl
  9. Gorleston
  10. Gorleston-on-Sea
  11. Gorley

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