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

- vegetation, only attempting to fly if vigorously pursued. Despite their ungainly appearance and habit of freezing motionless, they are sure-footed, fast...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- criticised the structure for a "scattershot lack of focus" and the "ungainliness of its production values." In June 2024, prin****l photography was completed...
- the eyepopping, the ****ed head, the forward lunge, and the slightly ungainly stride became as certain as the pen strokes of a master cartoonist. —Film...
- Shehnaaz Gill. Chatterjee, Saibal. "Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review: An Ungainly Mess That Sways Between The Absurd And Asinine". NDTV. Archived from the...
- Peter (May 16, 2024). "Megalopolis Review: Francis Ford Coppola's Bold, Ungainly Epic Crams in Half a Dozen Stars and Decades' Worth of Ideas". Variety...
- Non-digraph ⟨ng⟩ also occurs, with possible values /nɡ/ as in engulf, ungainly /nd͡ʒ/ as in sponge, angel /nʒ/ as in melange The digraph ⟨gh⟩ (in many...