gorky
adj.— «“She’s gorky—it’s a term Ted sort of coined—she is a bit of a geek and a dork,” says Bell about her character. “She’s a lovely balance between trying to keep it all together and then letting it out.”» —“A few good men deliver excellent play” by Dean Lisk Daily News (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Sept. 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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