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Showing words for UNGAINLY using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Ungainly
[1] not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
[2] in an awkward manner.
[3] lacking grace when moving
[4] difficult to move or use; unwieldy
[5] rare crude or coarse
[6] rare clumsily
Words related to Ungainly
lumbering, awkward, bulky, clumsy, unwieldy, gawky, graceless, uncoordinated, ungraceful, klutzy, heavy, unmanageable, clunky, lanky, loutish, maladroit, stiff, uncouth, wooden
Words nearby Ungainly
unfunny, unfurl, unfurnished, unfussy, ung., ungainly, ungaretti, ungava, ungava bay, ungava peninsula, ungenerous
Origin of Ungainly
1150–1200; (adv.) Middle English ungeinliche, equivalent to un- un-1 + later Middle English geyn straight, well-disposed, handy (< Old Norse gegn straight, direct; compare Old Norse ūgegn unreasonable) + -liche -ly; (adj.) un-1 + obsolete gainly proper, becoming, gracious, Middle English gaynlych (geyn as above + -lych -ly); cf. gainly, again
Other words from Ungainly
un·gain·li·ness , noun
Word origin for Ungainly
C17: from un- 1 + obsolete or dialect gainly graceful
Synonyms for Ungainly
awkward, lumbering, gawky, graceless, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungraceful