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It means awkward, usually through having limbs that are overlong.

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Q: What is the definition of the word ungainly?
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What is the part of speech for ungainly?

The word ungainly is an adjective. It means to be clumsy.


Can you give me a sentence with the word ungainly?

anorexic people are ungainly in fat


What is a other word for clumsy?

awkward, inept, ungainly, maladroit (formal), gauche


What is the meaning of ungainly?

Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking., Unsuitable; unprofitable., In an ungainly manner.


How can you use ungainly in a sentence?

Can she not see that my hair has flattened against head in ungainly manner?


Ungainly used in a sentence?

Despite its powerful engine, the car's ungainly design made it difficult to maneuver on tight city streets.


How do you use ungainly in a sentence?

The elephant moved with a slow, ungainly gait as it struggled to navigate through the dense forest.


What is a sentence with the word gangly?

The gangly teenager awkwardly shuffled across the room, his limbs appearing disproportionately long and ungainly.


How do you spell clumsy?

That is the correct spelling of the word "clumsy" (awkward, ungainly).


What is ungainly?

clumsy, awkward, hard to handle


What is a antonym for confidant?

ungainly i think


What rhymes with plainly?

Vainly, gainly, ungainly, mainly and humanely