Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
An awkward, ungainly person.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAwkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement. · Left-handed.
Etymology tree English gawk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gawky From gawk + -y.
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