Definition of ungainly Ungainly
/ʌngejˈnli/ - [ungeynlee] - un•gain•ly
We found 10 definitions of ungainly from 5 different sources.
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What does ungainly mean?
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| ungainly - 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" | ||
| gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy | ||
| awkward socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" | ||
| 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" | ||
| awkward, bunglesome, clumsy | ||
| unwieldy, unmanageable difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and regulations" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ungainly (Adjective)
clumsy; lacking grace. - ungainly (Adjective)
difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy. - ungainly (Adjective)
unsuitable; unprofitable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ungainly (a.)
Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. - ungainly (a.)
Unsuitable; unprofitable. - ungainly (adv.)
In an ungainly manner.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ungainly
un-gān′li, adj. awkward: clumsy: uncouth.—adv. in an awkward manner.—n. Ungain′liness. [M. E. un-gein, inconvenient—A.S. un-, not, Ice. gegn, ready, serviceable.]
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