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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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| Definition of 'ungainly' |
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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| Definition of 'ungainly' |
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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