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.
[1913 Webster]