gorky (comparativegorkier,superlativegorkiest)
- (informal)Awkward orstrange.
2009 January 22, Maria Croce, “Rise of the silver fox: Why grey is best look for older men”, inDaily Record, Scotland:Dr Gill says: "Phillip Schofield went from being agorky boyish chump to a daytime anchor when he went back to grey. Suddenly, he seemed more mature. Maturity is what women want for a stable relationship."
2010 October 17, Sue Hewitt, “Legal stoush over Chihuahua”, inHerald Sun:"He was nine weeks old when he arrived and, although he was agorky long-legged funny little fellow, he won our hearts instantly, especially mine," Michelle Ackland said.
2011, Calvin Wade,Forever Is Over, AuthorHouse, published2011,→ISBN,page282:We kept in touch, but not long after starting at the bank, she started dating some realgorky looking older bloke called Ray. He must have felt like all his Saturdays had come at once to be dating a girl like Jemma when his mirror told only horror stories.
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Inherited fromProto-Turkic*kork-. Cognate withTurkishkorku.
gorky (definite accusativegorkyny,pluralgorkylar)
- fear
