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- Dictionaryungainly/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy: "an ungainly walk"
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1. a. : lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy. ungainly movements. b. : hard to handle : unwieldy. an ungainly contraption. 2. : having an awkward appearance. a large ungainly bird. ungainlinessnoun. Did you know? What do you have to gain by knowing the root of ungainly? Plenty.
Ungainly definition: not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy. See examples of UNGAINLY used in a sentence.
UNGAINLY definition: 1. awkward and without grace (= moving smoothly and attractively) in movement: 2. awkward and…. Learn more.
Ungainly is the opposite of graceful, convenient, or easy. A clumsy dancer boogies in an ungainly or awkward fashion. Though you see gain in ungainly, the word does not have to do with growing, or getting ahead. Ungainly comes from an Old Norse word meaning "not convenient" or "awkward."
If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road. Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool. Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, inelegant, lumbering More Synonyms of ungainly.
UNGAINLY meaning: 1. awkward and without grace (= moving smoothly and attractively) in movement: 2. awkward and…. Learn more.
1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy. 2. Difficult to move or use; unwieldy. [ un- + obsolete gainly, proper (from Middle English gainli, from gain, from Old Norse gegn, direct ).] un·gain′li·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Difficult to move or use; unwieldy. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: bunglesome. clumsy. awkward. unwieldy. unmanageable. unhandy. bulky. klutzy. ungraceful. maladroit. lumpish. inept.
If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'ungainly' American English: ʌngeɪnli British English: ʌngeɪnli. More. Synonyms of 'ungainly' • awkward, clumsy, inelegant, lumbering [...] More.
moving in a way that is not attractive: an ungainly walk. (Definition of ungainly from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of ungainly. in Chinese (Traditional) 笨手笨腳的, 舉止不優雅的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 笨手笨脚的, 举止不优雅的… See more. in Spanish. desgarbado, torpe… See more. in Portuguese. desajeitado…
