In a gawkish manner; somewhat awkwardly or with a hint of ungainliness.
From 'gawkish' plus '-ly' adverb suffix; compound formation from 'gawk' + '-ish' + '-ly' demonstrating English's productive suffix stacking.
English lets you stack suffixes beautifully—gawk becomes gawkish becomes gawkishly, each layer adding nuance, showing how English creates precise shades of meaning through morphological layering.
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