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English Dictionary: ungainly	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ungainly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ungainly adj lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" Synonym(s): gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" Synonym(s): awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ungainly \Ungain"ly\, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See {Un-} not, and {Gain}, a., {Again}.] 1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly* strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. --Macaulay. 2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ungainly \Ungain"ly\, adv. In an ungainly* manner.