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1. (adj.) ungainly
not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy.
2. (adv.) ungainly
in an awkward manner.
Etymology: (1605–15; un -1+ obs. gainly proper, gracious, ME gaynlich, der. of geyn straight, well-disposed (< ON gegn straight, direct))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) 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. (adj) 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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) ungainly
not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking
2. (adj) ungainly
unsuitable; unprofitable
3. (adverb) ungainly
in an ungainly manner
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Sense: awkward, clumsy or ungraceful
She is rather large and ungainly.
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 Afrikaans: onhandig, lomp |
 Arabic: أخْرَق، فَظ، غَيْر رَشيق |
 Bulgarian: тромав |
 Brazilian: desajeitado |
 Czech: neohrabaný |
 German: plump |
 Danish: klodset |
 Greek: αδέξιος, άχαρος |
 Spanish: desgarbado, torpe |
 Estonian: kohmakas |
 Farsi: دست و پاچلفتی |
 Finnish: kömpelö |
 French: gauche |
 Hebrew: מְגוּשָם |
 Hindi: भद्दा |
 Croatian: nezgrapan, ružan |
 Hungarian: esetlen |
 Indonesian: canggung |
 Icelandic: klunnalegur |
 Italian: goffo, sgraziato |
 Japanese: 見苦しい |
 Korean: 꼴사나운 |
 Lithuanian: nerangus |
 Latvian: neveikls; lempīgs |
 Malay: canggung, kekok |
 Dutch: lomp |
 Norwegian: klosset, keitet |
 Polish: niezdarny |
 Portuguese: desajeitado |
 Romanian: neîndemânatic |
 Russian: неуклюжий |
 Slovak: neobratný, ťarbavý |
 Slovenian: neroden, kladast |
 Serbian: nespretan |
 Swedish: klumpig, otymplig |
 Thai: อย่างไม่สง่างาม |
 Turkish: hantal |
 Taiwanese: 笨拙的 |
 Ukrainian: незграбний, вайлуватий |
 Urdu: بھدا، بدشکل |
 Vietnamese: vụng về |
 Chinese: 笨拙的 |
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