ungainlyadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡeɪnli/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡeɪnli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɡeɪnli/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Norwegian dialect ugjegnleg vexatious, obstinate.

1. Awkward, clumsy, ungraceful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward

stubblea1300

lubber?1515

awkward1530

unwieldy1530

lubberlike1572

unwieldsome1579

lubberly1580

looby1582

wieldy1588

clumsy1597

ungainly1611

unqueme1611

untowardly1611

clouter-likea1624

hip-shot1642

loobish1648

loobily1655

bumble-arsed1661

clouterly1675

lubbard1679

fumbling1681

sinistrousa1682

maladroit1685

shammockinga1704

ungain1710

splay-footed1716

gawky1759

hobbledehoyish1812

uncouthly1821

nunting1836

shammocky1841

numb1854

awkwardish1860

slummocky?1861

numb-footed1867

gawkish1876

flat-footed1899

brontosaurian1909

shamblya1937

slew-foot1945

ham-footed1960

klutzy1961

dorkus1979

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective] > ungraceful

graceless?1507

clumsy1597

ungainly1611

awkwarda1616

disgraceful1615

unwieldya1635

dishonest1653

ungraceful1667

ungracious1695

ungain1710

unswan-like1837

unheppen1855

disgracious1870

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Saugrenu, vntoward, vngainely, ill-fauoured.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Blunderbuss, a Dunce, an unganely Fellow.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 193. ⁋3 Persons..so very aukward and ungainly, that it is impossible to believe the Audience will bear them.

1752 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 79 Her person is fine, her arms a little ungainly, and her voice disagreeable.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. vi. 112 At length the tall ungainly figure and ungracious visage of Ebenezer presented themselves.

1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 44 A man..with a slow delivery, ungainly gestures, an affected manner and accent.

†2. Unsuitable, improper. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective]

unbecomelyc1200

uncomelyc1230

unsetec1325

unconablea1340

unhonestc1380

unsitting1390

undue1398

ungainanda1400

disconvenienta1425

unjustc1443

unconvenient1450

unsoundablec1450

inconvenientc1460

unorderly1471

mis-seeminga1522

unconvenable1542

undecent1546

ungreeing1560

graceless1562

unsetting1567

unhovable1570

ill1586

uncouth1589

unfittinga1592

unbeseeming1593

seemless1596

unbecoming1598

unbefitting1598

ill-seta1627

unbeseemly1648

ungainlya1660

indecorous1681

paw-paw1723

ungain-like1796

jive1971

a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) xiii. 217 Their misusing of their knowledge to ungainly ends, as either ambition, superstition, [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ungainlyadv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɡeɪnli/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡeɪnli/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɡeɪnli/

Etymology: Compare ungainly adj. and ungain adj.

†1. Threateningly, terribly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adverb]

dreadlyc1175

eislichec1175

grimlyc1175

ungainlya1200

awly?c1225

grurefulliche?c1225

fiendlyc1275

dreadfullya1400

felly?c1400

awfully1487

terrible1490

terriblya1500

fearingly1556

direly1610

dismally1653

dreadful1682

formidably1685

terrifyingly1767

direfully1775

terrifically1778

terrificly1791

appallingly1825

turble1893

a1200 St. Marher. 9 He..ȝeonede mid his wide geneow uppon hire ungeinliche.

†2. Improperly, unduly; unsuitably. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adverb]

evilOE

wrongc1175

unworthlyc1200

unkindly?c1225

ungraithlya1300

unkindlyc1300

wrongly1303

unconablya1340

unworthily1377

ungoodlyc1380

falsely1393

uncomelya1400

unsittinglyc1412

uncomelilyc1420

unorderly1471

ungainlya1500

ill?1529

unmeetly1533

unconveniently1538

undecently1563

unproperly1604

unbeseemingly1617

viciously1617

unbecomingly1653

abusefully1656

unbefittingly1871

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb]

wrongc1175

unworthlyc1200

unkindly?c1225

ungraithlya1300

wrongly1303

unconablya1340

unworthily1377

ungoodlyc1380

uncovenablya1382

improperly1390

falsely1393

unduly1399

unseemlya1400

unsittinglyc1412

unorderly1471

induly1483

unseemlily1483

ungainlya1500

uncomely?1518

unmeetly1533

unconveniently1538

wrongfully?1549

uncomelily1561

undecently1563

indecently1589

unproperly1604

unbeseemingly1617

viciously1617

unseemingly1619

misbecominglya1625

unbeseeming1645

unbecomingly1653

invalidly1705

naughty1892

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xvi. 190 Thus shuld ye not thrett vs, Vngaynly to bete vs.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9333 Oure godys, oure gold [are] vngaynly dispendit.

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Incommodé,..vngaynely,..vnhansomely, vneasyly.

3. In an ungainly manner; awkwardly, clumsily, ungracefully.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly

unhagherlyc1175

unslyly?a1400

roughc1400

unslya1425

rudelyc1425

unhandsomely1545

grosslyc1550

untowardly?1550

botcherly?1566

bungerly1574

lubberlike1575

lumpishly1583

clouterly1593

lubberly1594

foggily1599

awkly1603

unwieldilyc1610

cumbersomely1611

uneasily1611

sinisterly1628

left-handedly1648

ungainlya1661

awkwardly1663

clumsily1691

uncleverly1697

wrong1727

unwieldly1793

gawkily1811

maladroitly1827

undexterously1848

flat-footedly1886

ham-fistedly1964

ham-handedly1964

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb] > ungracefully

ungainlya1661

ungracefully1661

awkwardly1663

disgraciatelya1734

gracelessly1846

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cambr. 150 A Camel passeth in the Latine proverb, either for gibbous and distorted, or for one that undertaketh a thing awkely or ungeenly.

1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy i. iii Why dost thou stare, and look so ungainly; Don't I speak to be understood?

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 240 Skrauming, spreading widely, stretching out the arms ungainly.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 9 May 2/1 Mr. Record-Breaker..waddles ungainly by, and is lost in the crowd.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ungainly
释义	ungainlyadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡeɪnli/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡeɪnli/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡeɪnli/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. Compare Norwegian dialect ugjegnleg vexatious, obstinate. 1. Awkward, clumsy, ungraceful. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward stubblea1300 lubber?1515 awkward1530 unwieldy1530 lubberlike1572 unwieldsome1579 lubberly1580 looby1582 wieldy1588 clumsy1597 ungainly1611 unqueme1611 untowardly1611 clouter-likea1624 hip-shot1642 loobish1648 loobily1655 bumble-arsed1661 clouterly1675 lubbard1679 fumbling1681 sinistrousa1682 maladroit1685 shammockinga1704 ungain1710 splay-footed1716 gawky1759 hobbledehoyish1812 uncouthly1821 nunting1836 shammocky1841 numb1854 awkwardish1860 slummocky?1861 numb-footed1867 gawkish1876 flat-footed1899 brontosaurian1909 shamblya1937 slew-foot1945 ham-footed1960 klutzy1961 dorkus1979 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adjective] > ungraceful graceless?1507 clumsy1597 ungainly1611 awkwarda1616 disgraceful1615 unwieldya1635 dishonest1653 ungraceful1667 ungracious1695 ungain1710 unswan-like1837 unheppen1855 disgracious1870 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Saugrenu, vntoward, vngainely, ill-fauoured. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Blunderbuss, a Dunce, an unganely Fellow. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 193. ⁋3 Persons..so very aukward and ungainly, that it is impossible to believe the Audience will bear them. 1752 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) III. 79 Her person is fine, her arms a little ungainly, and her voice disagreeable. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. vi. 112 At length the tall ungainly figure and ungracious visage of Ebenezer presented themselves. View more context for this quotation 1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 44 A man..with a slow delivery, ungainly gestures, an affected manner and accent. †2. Unsuitable, improper. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adjective] unbecomelyc1200 uncomelyc1230 unsetec1325 unconablea1340 unhonestc1380 unsitting1390 undue1398 ungainanda1400 disconvenienta1425 unjustc1443 unconvenient1450 unsoundablec1450 inconvenientc1460 unorderly1471 mis-seeminga1522 unconvenable1542 undecent1546 ungreeing1560 graceless1562 unsetting1567 unhovable1570 ill1586 uncouth1589 unfittinga1592 unbeseeming1593 seemless1596 unbecoming1598 unbefitting1598 ill-seta1627 unbeseemly1648 ungainlya1660 indecorous1681 paw-paw1723 ungain-like1796 jive1971 a1660 H. Hammond Serm. (1664) xiii. 217 Their misusing of their knowledge to ungainly ends, as either ambition, superstition, [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ungainlyadv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɡeɪnli/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈɡeɪnli/, U.S. /ˌənˈɡeɪnli/ Etymology: Compare ungainly adj. and ungain adj. †1. Threateningly, terribly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [adverb] dreadlyc1175 eislichec1175 grimlyc1175 ungainlya1200 awly?c1225 grurefulliche?c1225 fiendlyc1275 dreadfullya1400 felly?c1400 awfully1487 terrible1490 terriblya1500 fearingly1556 direly1610 dismally1653 dreadful1682 formidably1685 terrifyingly1767 direfully1775 terrifically1778 terrificly1791 appallingly1825 turble1893 a1200 St. Marher. 9 He..ȝeonede mid his wide geneow uppon hire ungeinliche. †2. Improperly, unduly; unsuitably. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adverb] evilOE wrongc1175 unworthlyc1200 unkindly?c1225 ungraithlya1300 unkindlyc1300 wrongly1303 unconablya1340 unworthily1377 ungoodlyc1380 falsely1393 uncomelya1400 unsittinglyc1412 uncomelilyc1420 unorderly1471 ungainlya1500 ill?1529 unmeetly1533 unconveniently1538 undecently1563 unproperly1604 unbeseemingly1617 viciously1617 unbecomingly1653 abusefully1656 unbefittingly1871 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] wrongc1175 unworthlyc1200 unkindly?c1225 ungraithlya1300 wrongly1303 unconablya1340 unworthily1377 ungoodlyc1380 uncovenablya1382 improperly1390 falsely1393 unduly1399 unseemlya1400 unsittinglyc1412 unorderly1471 induly1483 unseemlily1483 ungainlya1500 uncomely?1518 unmeetly1533 unconveniently1538 wrongfully?1549 uncomelily1561 undecently1563 indecently1589 unproperly1604 unbeseemingly1617 viciously1617 unseemingly1619 misbecominglya1625 unbeseeming1645 unbecomingly1653 invalidly1705 naughty1892 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xvi. 190 Thus shuld ye not thrett vs, Vngaynly to bete vs. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9333 Oure godys, oure gold [are] vngaynly dispendit. 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Incommodé,..vngaynely,..vnhansomely, vneasyly. 3. In an ungainly manner; awkwardly, clumsily, ungracefully. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly unhagherlyc1175 unslyly?a1400 roughc1400 unslya1425 rudelyc1425 unhandsomely1545 grosslyc1550 untowardly?1550 botcherly?1566 bungerly1574 lubberlike1575 lumpishly1583 clouterly1593 lubberly1594 foggily1599 awkly1603 unwieldilyc1610 cumbersomely1611 uneasily1611 sinisterly1628 left-handedly1648 ungainlya1661 awkwardly1663 clumsily1691 uncleverly1697 wrong1727 unwieldly1793 gawkily1811 maladroitly1827 undexterously1848 flat-footedly1886 ham-fistedly1964 ham-handedly1964 the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of refinement > inelegance > [adverb] > ungracefully ungainlya1661 ungracefully1661 awkwardly1663 disgraciatelya1734 gracelessly1846 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Cambr. 150 A Camel passeth in the Latine proverb, either for gibbous and distorted, or for one that undertaketh a thing awkely or ungeenly. 1705 J. Vanbrugh Confederacy i. iii Why dost thou stare, and look so ungainly; Don't I speak to be understood? 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 240 Skrauming, spreading widely, stretching out the arms ungainly. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 9 May 2/1 Mr. Record-Breaker..waddles ungainly by, and is lost in the crowd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611adv.a1200
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