ungainly

un·gain·ly  (n-gnl)

adj. un·gain·li·er, un·gain·li·est

1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.

2. Difficult to move or use; unwieldy.

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[un- + obsolete gainly, proper (from Middle English gainli, from gain, from Old Norse gegn, direct).]

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un·gainli·ness n.

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ungainly

Adjective

[-lier, -liest] lacking grace when moving [dialect gainly graceful]

ungainliness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" clumsy, clunky, gawky, unwieldy awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
	2.	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" bunglesome, clumsy, awkward unmanageable, unwieldy - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

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ungainly

adjective awkward, clumsy, inelegant, lumbering, slouching, gawky, uncouth, gangling, loutish, uncoordinated, ungraceful, lubberly, unco Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE graceful

Translations

ungainly [ʌnˈgeɪnlɪ] adj [walk] → desgarbado

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ungainly [ʌnˈgeɪnlɪ] adj → gauche, dégingandé(e)

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ungainly [ʌnˈgeɪnlɪ] adj [person] → unbeholfen

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ungainly [ʌnˈgeɪnlɪ] adj → goffo/a, impacciato/a

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ungainly

adj ungainly [anˈgeinli]

awkward, clumsy or ungraceful She is rather large and ungainly. onhandig, lomp أخْرَق، فَظ، غَيْر رَشيق тромав neohrabaný klodset plump αδέξιος, άχαρος desgarbado, torpe kohmakas دست و پاچلفتی kömpelö gauche מְגוּשָם भद्दा nezgrapan, ružan esetlen klunnalegur goffo, sgraziato 見苦しい nerangus neveikls; lempīgs canggung, kekok lomp klosset, keitet niezdarny desajeitado neîndemânatic неуклюжий neobratný, ťarbavý neroden, kladast nespretan klumpig, otymplig อย่างไม่สง่างาม hantal 笨重的 незграбний, вайлуватий بھدا، بدشکل vụng về 笨重的

n unˈgainliness

onhandigheid فَظاظَه، فَظاظَه، إرْتِباك тромавост neobratnost klodsethed die Plumpheit αδεξιότητα desgarbo, torpeza kohmakus بد قوارگی kömpelyys gaucherie מְגוּשָמוּת भद्दापन nezgrapnost, ružnoća sutaság klunnaskapur goffaggine 見苦しさ nerangumas neveiklums; lempīgums kecanggungan lompheid klossethet niezdarność falta de jeito stângăcie неуклюжесть neobratnosť nerodnost nespretnost klumpighet, otymplighet ความไม่งดงาม hantallık 笨拙 незграбність, вайлуватість بھدا پن sự lóng ngóng, vụng về 笨拙