gawky | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Gawky
·superl Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. — ·noun A fellow who is awkward ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gawky
A tall, ungainly, stupid, or awkward person.--Worcester. Wert thou a giglet gawky like the lave, ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
gawky
A half-witted, awkward youth. Also, the shell called horse-cockle. ...

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