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GAWKY
gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
(adjective) lacking grace in movement or posture; “a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”; “clumsy fingers”; “what an ungainly creature a giraffe is”; “heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gawky (comparative gawkier, superlative gawkiest)
awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
Synonyms
• gauche, ungraceful
Noun
gawky (plural gawkies)
An awkward, ungainly person.
Source: Wiktionary
Gawk"y, a. [Compar. Gawkier; superl. Gawkiest.]
Definition: Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior.
– n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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