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ungainly |
Overview of adj ungainly The adj ungainly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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") 2. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (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") Antonyms of adj ungainly 2 senses of ungainly Sense 1 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy INDIRECT (VIA awkward) -> graceful Sense 2 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly INDIRECT (VIA unwieldy) -> wieldy, manageable Similarity of adj ungainly 2 senses of ungainly Sense 1 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy => awkward (vs. graceful) Sense 2 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly => unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable Attributes of adj ungainly Familiarity of adj ungainly ungainly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ungainly ungainly Overview of adj ungainly The adj ungainly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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") 2. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (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")
ungainly definition
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