adj
gorky
adj
1
(slang) Awkward, strange, or clumsy.
"That handshake was so gorky."
How to Use Gorky
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for awkward or odd, unrelated to the writer Maxim Gorky.
When to use it
Rare, informal slang.
Word Forms
gorkier comparative, gorkiest superlative
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