the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
clumsiness
noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
ungainliness
noun
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
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Europe
🇩🇪German
schlaksig
mangelnde Anmut in Bewegung oder Haltung
🇫🇷French
gauche
manque de grâce dans le mouvement ou la posture
🇪🇸Spanish
desgarbado
falta de gracia en el movimiento o la postura
🇮🇹Italian
goffo
privo di grazia nel movimento o nella postura
🇳🇱Dutch
klungelig
zonder gratie in beweging of houding
🇵🇹Portuguese
desajeitado
falta de graça no movimento ou postura
🇷🇺Russian
неуклюжий
не хватает грации в движениях или позе
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेढब
चाल या मुद्रा में अनुग्रह की कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
চঞ্চল
নড়াচড়া বা ভঙ্গিতে অনুগ্রহের অভাব
🇮🇳Tamil
கசப்பான
அசைவு அல்லது தோரணையில் கருணை இல்லாதது
🇮🇳Telugu
వికారమైన
కదలిక లేదా భంగిమలో దయ లేకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
भडक
हालचाल किंवा मुद्रा मध्ये कृपेचा अभाव
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેફામ
ચળવળ અથવા મુદ્રામાં ગ્રેસનો અભાવ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗಾಬರಿ
ಚಲನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಭಂಗಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಗ್ರಹದ ಕೊರತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിചിത്രമായ
ചലനത്തിലോ ഭാവത്തിലോ കൃപയില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਚੈਨ
ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਦਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے چین
حرکت یا کرنسی میں فضل کی کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
笨拙的
动作或姿势缺乏优雅
🇯🇵Japanese
ぎらぎらした
動きや姿勢に優雅さが欠けている
🇰🇷Korean
얼빠진
움직임이나 자세에 우아함이 부족함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vụng về
thiếu duyên dáng trong chuyển động hoặc tư thế
🇹🇭Thai
อวดดี
ขาดความสง่างามในการเคลื่อนไหวหรือท่าทาง
🇮🇩Indonesian
canggung
kurang anggun dalam gerakan atau postur
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakaloka
kulang sa biyaya sa paggalaw o postura
🇲🇾Malay
gagah
kurang keanggunan dalam pergerakan atau postur
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أخرق
تفتقر إلى النعمة في الحركة أو الموقف
🇮🇷Persian
بداخلاق
عدم ظرافت در حرکت یا وضعیت بدن
🇹🇷Turkish
sakar
hareket veya duruşta zarafet eksikliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְגוּשָׁם
חסר חן בתנועה או ביציבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'gawky'?
The primary meaning of 'gawky' is 'lacking grace in movement or posture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gawky' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gawky' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gawky' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gawky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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