Usually means: Clumsy, awkward movement or behavior.
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▸ noun:  The quality of being gawky.

Similar:
ungainliness, gawkishness, gabbiness, gauziness, gangliness, globbiness, giggliness, awkwardness, gaucheness, mawkishness, more...

Opposite:
gracefulness, elegance, poise, fluidity, smoothness

Adjectives:
adolescent, immature, attractive, certain, delightful, social

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Similar:
ungainliness, gawkishness, gabbiness, gauziness, gangliness, globbiness, giggliness, awkwardness, gaucheness, mawkishness, more...

Opposite:
gracefulness, elegance, poise, fluidity, smoothness

Adjectives:
adolescent, immature, attractive, certain, delightful, social



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