What is "gawkiest"

Gawky \Gawk"y\ (g[add]k"[y^]), a. [Compar. Gawkier (g[add]k"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Gawkiest.] Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

a. (en-superlativegawky)

See gawky

1. adj. 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" [syn: clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy]

2. [also: gawkiest, gawkier]