Definition of Ungainly. Meaning of Ungainly. Synonyms of Ungainly

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Definition of Ungainly

Ungainly
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.] 1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. --Macaulay. 2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.
Ungainly
Ungainly Un*gain"ly, adv. In an ungainly manner.

Meaning of Ungainly from wikipedia

- courtesy name was Wenbi (文璧) and his pseudonyms were Ludunsheng (鲁钝生; lit. "Ungainly One") and Guanyuanren (灌园人; lit. "Garden Irrigation Person"). He was taught...
- Australian Football League. He pla**** initially as a nagging, sometimes ungainly but effective defender and built on this base to become a sweeping counterattacking...
- can imply that a batter has not attempted to move their feet and looks ungainly because of this. French Cut (also referred to as a Chinese Cut, Surrey...
- a semblance of a real person. Instead, Why Women Kill comes off as an ungainly fantasy of women's emotional lives, where the threat of infidelity could...
- about 1900. They live in Stansgate Abbey, described by Chris Mullin as "an ungainly, rambling 1920s house in a stunning location". William Wedgwood Benn, 1st...
- high-speed fighter, the Floh had a small 6.20 m (20.3 ft) wingspan and a rather ungainly tall and thin fuselage. With a fixed conventional landing gear the Floh...
- Retrieved 3 December 2024. "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: An Ungainly Mess That Sways Between The Absurd And Asinine". NDTV. Archived from the...
- company built a wide range of electric carriages - some bodied as high, ungainly-looking dos-a-dos four-seaters - these were claimed to be capable of running...
- Ireland. Fewer than forty were produced. It was an unusual design of an ungainly, cobbled together appearance, mixing the front design of a Lotus Seven...
- hunting for the invertebrates on which it feeds. It moves with a slow, ungainly walk or short jumps, and has greyish-brown skin covered with wart-like...