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
gawky (comparative gawkier, superlative gawkiest)
awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement
• gauche, ungraceful
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
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
