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词汇 gawkily
释义 gawkily
adverb
uk /ˈɡɔː.kəl.i/ us /ˈɡɑː.kəl.i/
in a way that makes a person seem tall and awkward:
The young protagonist is as gawkily vulnerable as a newborn giraffe.
She tottered gawkily down the street on her high heels.
Related word
gawky
The photograph shows a back view of him sitting gawkily in his bathing suit.
The host - tall and almost gawkily thin - appeared resistant to the delights of the food spread before him.
He is tall and gawkily handsome, but also prone to violent outbursts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

High, tall and deep
abysmal
altitude
ankle-deep
bottomless
deep
dwarf
ectomorph
ectomorphic
higher
lofty
overshadow
rangy
rear
rear above/over something/someone
stand
tallish
tallness
tower
tower above/over someone/something
towering

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