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Showing words for UNGAINLY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Ungainly

ungainly, unlaying

7 Letter Words for Ungainly

unlying

6 Letter Words for Ungainly

alnuin, annuli, gainly, gauily, gaulin, guanin, guanyl, laying, lingua, lungan, lungyi, nignay, nilgau, ningal, nylgau, ungain, unnail, yungan

5 Letter Words for Ungainly

algin, align, annul, gaily, ginny, guily, gunny, ingan, inglu, inlay, inula, langi, liang, ligan, linga, lingy, linny, lungi, lungy, luyia, lying, naily, nguni, nigua, nying, ugali, uinal, unlay, yulan

4 Letter Words for Ungainly

agin, aglu, agly, agni, ainu, alin, anil, anni, anyu, ayin, gail, gain, gali, gaul, gaun, gila, ginn, glia, glyn, guan, gula, guly, guna, gunl, gyal, iglu, inga, inly, lain, lang, laun, lina, ling, linn, liny, luna, lung, lunn, luny, lynn, nagi, naig, nail, nain, ngai, nina, nung, uang, ugli, ugly, uily, ulan, ulna, unai, unal, yagi, yali, yalu, yang, yuan, yuga

3 Letter Words for Ungainly

agy, ail, ain, alg, aln, aly, ann, anu, any, aug, aul, ayu, gal, gan, gau, gay, gin, gnu, gui, gul, gun, guy, gyn, ign, ing, inn, lag, lai, lan, lay, lig, lin, lug, lyn, nag, nay, nig, nil, nul, nun, ula, una, ung, uni, unl, unn, yag, yan, yin, yug

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