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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. lacking grace in movement or posture;
- Example: "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
- Example: "clumsy fingers"
- Example: "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
- Example: "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
[syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy]

2. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
- Example: "an awkward bundle to carry"
- Example: "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
- Example: "clumsy wooden shoes"
- Example: "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
[syn: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein
   inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv.,
   against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]
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   1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward;
      uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
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            His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, adv.
   In an ungainly manner.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ungainly
    adj 1: 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" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky,
           ungainly, unwieldy]
    2: 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" [syn: awkward,
       bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly]