gawkiest
Supremely awkward and lanky
Gawkiest is the superlative form of gawky, meaning the most awkward or clumsy in movement or manner.
It suggests ungainly limbs and self-conscious physicality, often applied to adolescents who haven't grown into their bodies: He was the gawkiest kid in class, all elbows and knees.
Awkwardly tall and thin
- coltishYouthfully awkward and lively
- pubescentSexually maturing
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
spindly · beanpole · stringy · weedy · stretched · angular · knobby-kneed · sprouting
Lacking ease of movement
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
- ganglingLoosely built, awkward
- lumberingMoving heavily and awkwardly
- klutzyLacking physical coordination
bumbling · fumbling · stumbling · uncoordinated · lurching · teetering · floundering · tripping
Lacking elegance in movement
- stiffNot easily bent
- stiltedUnnaturally formal in expression
- woodenMade from timber
- jerkyCured meat snack
graceless · maladroit · inept · ham-handed · clunky · unhandy · oafish · cloddish
Self-consciously uncomfortable
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- shyReserved and retiring
timid · insecure · uncomfortable · uneasy · inhibited · nervous · anxious · flustered
Socially awkward, unrefined
- uncouthLacking good manners
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
- rusticRural and unrefined
provincial · crude · tactless · indelicate · crass · artless · naive · green
gangly
Awkwardly tall and thin
overgrown · spindly · beanpole · stringy · weedy · stretched · angular · knobby-kneed · sprouting
ungainly
Lacking ease of movement
klutzy · bumbling · fumbling · stumbling · uncoordinated · lurching · teetering · floundering · tripping · blundering
ungraceful
Lacking elegance in movement
jerky · graceless · maladroit · inept · ham-handed · clunky · unhandy · oafish · cloddish · loutish
embarrassed
Self-consciously uncomfortable
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
shy · timid · insecure · uncomfortable · uneasy · inhibited · nervous · anxious · flustered · abashed
gauche
Socially awkward, unrefined
- uncouthLacking good manners
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- unrefinedNot processed or polished
rustic · provincial · crude · tactless · indelicate · crass · artless · naive · green · callow