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ungainly

[ uhn-geyn-lee ]

adjective

ungainlier, ungainliest.
  1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy:

    an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.



adverb

  1. in an awkward manner.

ungainly

/ ÊŒ²Ôˈɡ±ðɪ²Ô±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. lacking grace when moving
  2. difficult to move or use; unwieldy
  3. rare.
    crude or coarse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. rare.
    clumsily
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ungainly1

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 Å«²µ±ð²µ²Ô unreasonable) + -liche -ly; (adj.) un- 1 + obsolete gainly proper, becoming, gracious, Middle English gaynlych ( geyn as above + -lych -ly ); gainly, again
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ungainly1

C17: from un- 1+ obsolete or dialect gainly graceful
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Example Sentences

Overall, with most paintings bland, unadventurous or ungainly, he just isn’t that good — perhaps unsurprising for a serious career that didn’t last much more than a decade.

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As written, he’s a bit of an ungainly construction.

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Box office glory didn’t override the reservation enough Tony voters clearly had about its overwrought anthems, ungainly storytelling and heavy-handed politics.

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The cast of Renaissance characters is also large and somewhat ungainly, populated with outsize historical players that include Michelangelo, Savonarola, Raphael, Niccolò Machiavelli, Cesare Borgia, various popes, assorted Medicis and many more.

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Those action-packed story arcs are awkwardly condensed, and the pacing is almost always ungainly.

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