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Dictionary: un·gain·ly   (ŭn-gān') pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -li·est.
  1. Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy.
  2. Difficult to move or use; unwieldy.

[UN-1 + obsolete gainly, proper (from Middle English gainli , from gain , from Old Norse gegn, direct).]

ungainliness un·gain'li·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungraceful. Slang klutzy. Idioms: all thumbs. See ability/inability.
  2. Difficult to handle or manage: awkward, bulky, clumsy, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy. See easy/hard.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Clumsy. Also: Awkward.

pronunciation It was difficult to carry the ungainly package so far.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking grace in movement or posture
  Synonyms: gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy

Meaning #2: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  Synonyms: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klodset, kejtet, uskøn

Nederlands (Dutch)
onhandig

Français (French)
adj. - gauche, maladroit
adv. - avec maladresse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - linkisch, unbeholfen
adv. - linkisch, unbeholfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδέξιος, άγαρμπος, άχαρος
adv. - αδέξια, άγαρμπα, άχαρα

Italiano (Italian)
goffo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - deselegante
adv. - deselegantemente

Русский (Russian)
неуклюжий, громоздкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desgarbado, torpe
adv. - torpemente, desgarbadamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klumpig, otymplig
adv. - klumpigt, otympligt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
难看的, 丑陋的, 不象样的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 難看的, 醜陋的, 不象樣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 볼품 없는, 볼쌍 사나운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不格好な, 見苦しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير رشيق, اخرق, غليظ, ثقيل (ظرف) بطريقه مربكه, أخرق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-חן, מגושם‬


 
 
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