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English adjective: ungainly | |||
| 1. | ungainly lacking grace in movement or posture | ||
| Samples | A gawky lad with long ungainly legs. Clumsy fingers. What an ungainly creature a giraffe is. Heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair. | ||
| Synonyms | clumsy, clunky, gawky, unwieldy | ||
| Similar | awkward | ||
| Antonyms | graceful | ||
| 2. | ungainly difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | ||
| Samples | An awkward bundle to carry. A load of bunglesome paraphernalia. Clumsy wooden shoes. The cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl. | ||
| Synonyms | awkward, bunglesome, clumsy | ||
| Similar | unmanageable, unwieldy | ||
| Antonyms | wieldy | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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