adorkable
adjective
adork·able
ə-ˈdȯr-kə-bəl 
informal
: socially awkward or quirky in a way that is endearing
Fifteen years after Zellweger first charmed the world as adorkable … Bridget Jones, she's returning to the beloved character created by author Helen Fielding.—
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PeopleIf he's cute but also socially awkward, then feel free to describe him as adorkable.—Paul McFedries
Paul McFedriesSoon they're canoodling at a dive bar and engaging in adorkable impromptu dance sessions.—Margot Harrison
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Also a writer for Big Mouth, Edebiri began to voice the adorkable tween Missy in 2020 after Jenny Slate stepped aside.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Marnie Piper's adorkable crush in Halloweentown High went on to murder a ton of people on American Horror Story.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 20 Dec. 2022
In September, Merriam-Webster announced new words added to the dictionary, which included adorkable, MacGyver, yeet and shrinkflation.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2022
An adorkable American woman (Jenna Ortega) moves into a chalet with three roommates in somewhere that looks like Vancouver.
—Vulture, 12 May 2022
Ginty’s Casey is a cross between TV’s Darlene Conner and the Peanuts’ Lucy, while Helms is amusingly adorkable.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
This Sabrina is as adorkable and good-hearted as any — despite having to deal with Wendigos and a murderous fellow witch.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2021
Cassie hunts portrayed by TV heartthrobs (The O.C.'s Adam Brody), adorkable man-boys (Superbad's Christopher Mintz-Plasse), and general dreamboats (Max Greenfield, Chris Lowell).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2020
The world needs more adorkable sitcoms right now, and short of that, an epic rewatch of New Girl with a side of Hoops will have to do.
—Sabienna Bowman, refinery29.com, 23 Aug. 2020
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Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Marnie Piper's adorkable crush in Halloweentown High went on to murder a ton of people on American Horror Story.
—Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 20 Dec. 2022
In September, Merriam-Webster announced new words added to the dictionary, which included adorkable, MacGyver, yeet and shrinkflation.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2022
An adorkable American woman (Jenna Ortega) moves into a chalet with three roommates in somewhere that looks like Vancouver.
—Vulture, 12 May 2022
Ginty’s Casey is a cross between TV’s Darlene Conner and the Peanuts’ Lucy, while Helms is amusingly adorkable.
—Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2021
This Sabrina is as adorkable and good-hearted as any — despite having to deal with Wendigos and a murderous fellow witch.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2021
Cassie hunts portrayed by TV heartthrobs (The O.C.'s Adam Brody), adorkable man-boys (Superbad's Christopher Mintz-Plasse), and general dreamboats (Max Greenfield, Chris Lowell).
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2020
The world needs more adorkable sitcoms right now, and short of that, an epic rewatch of New Girl with a side of Hoops will have to do.
—Sabienna Bowman, refinery29.com, 23 Aug. 2020
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“Adorkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorkable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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