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un·gain·ly
(ŭn-gān′lē)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.
[un- + obsolete gainly, proper (from Middle English gainli, from gain, from Old Norse gegn, direct).]
un·gain′li·ness n.
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ungainly
(ʌnˈɡeɪnlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. lacking grace when moving
2. difficult to move or use; unwieldy
3. rare crude or coarse
adv
rare clumsily
[C17: from un-1 + obsolete or dialect gainly graceful]
unˈgainliness n
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un•gain•ly
(ʌnˈgeɪn li)adj. -li•er, li•est,
adv. adj.
1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy.
adv. 2. in an awkward manner.
[1605–15; un-1 + obsolete gainly proper, gracious, Middle English gaynlich, derivative of geyn straight, well-disposed (< Old Norse gegn straight, direct)]
un•gain′li•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:ungainly - lacking grace in movement or posture]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"
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. [画像:ungainly - difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape]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"
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 Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.
elegant, graceful
elegant, graceful
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ungainly
adjective1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:
Slang: klutzy.
Idiom: all thumbs.
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Translations
أخْرَق، فَظ، غَيْر رَشيق
neohrabaný
klodset
klunnalegur
lempīgsneveikls
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ungainly
adj animal, movement → unbeholfen ; appearance → unelegant, unansehnlich, unschön ; posture → ungraziös, unschön
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ungainly
[ʌnˈgeɪnlɪ] adj → sgraziato/a, goffo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ungainly
(anˈgeinli) adjective awkward, clumsy or ungraceful. She is rather large and ungainly. onhandig, lomp أخْرَق، فَظ، غَيْر رَشيق тромав desajeitado neohrabaný plump klodset αδέξιος, άχαρος desgarbado, torpe kohmakas دست و پاچلفتی kömpelö gauche מְגוּשָם भद्दा nezgrapan, ružan esetlen canggung klunnalegur goffo, sgraziato 見苦しい 꼴사나운 nerangus neveikls; lempīgs canggung, kekok lomp klosset, keitet niezdarny desajeitado neîndemânatic неуклюжий neobratný, ťarbavý neroden, kladast nespretan klumpig, otymplig อย่างไม่สง่างาม hantal 笨拙的 незграбний, вайлуватий بھدا، بدشکل vụng về 笨拙的
unˈgainliness noun onhandigheid فَظاظَه، فَظاظَه، إرْتِباك тромавост desajeitadamente neobratnost die Plumpheit klodsethed αδεξιότητα desgarbo, torpeza kohmakus بد قوارگی kömpelyys gaucherie מְגוּשָמוּת भद्दापन nezgrapnost, ružnoća sutaság kecanggungan klunnaskapur goffaggine 見苦しさ 보기 흉함 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
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