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ungainly |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ungainly \Un*gain"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 \Un*gain"ly\, adv In an ungainly manner. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ungainly adj 1: 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" [syn: {gawky}, {clumsy}, {clunky}, {unwieldy}] 2: 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" [syn: {awkward}, {bunglesome}, {clumsy}]
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