Awkward
Awkward adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.
Gangly and awkward are semantically related In some cases you can use "Gangly" instead an adjective "Awkward".
Nearby Words: awkwardness, awkwardly
Both words in one sentence
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Originally she dressed in a conventionally unattractive manner and looked gangly and awkward.
Source: Hollywood Homely -
If they don't have the flair, this can leave a character gangly and awkward, especially with the Japanese obsession with cute, short women.
Source: Huge Schoolgirl -
Ferdie in particular went from extremely ugly to merely gangly and awkward looking over the years.
Source: Comic Book / Suzie
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