gawky
adjective/ˈɡɔːki/
/ˈɡɔːki/
- (especially of a tall young person) not easy or comfortable in the way they move or behave synonym awkward (5)
- a shy gawky teenager
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGawky is used with these nouns:- teenager
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