ungainly – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ungainly
adj.
awkward, clumsy, lacking grace
ungainly
Adjective
1. lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
(synonym) gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy
(similar) awkward
2. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
(synonym) awkward, bunglesome, clumsy
(similar) unwieldy, unmanageable
ungainly
příd.jm.
neobratný; nemotorný
ungainly
Przym.
niezdarny
Ungainly
(adv.)
In an ungainly manner.
(a.)
Unsuitable; unprofitable.
(a.)
Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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