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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024un•gain•ly /ʌnˈgeɪnli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. - not graceful;
awkward;
clumsy:an ungainly walrus.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•gain•ly (un gān′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, li•est, adv. adj. - not graceful;
awkward;
unwieldy;
clumsy:an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
adv. - in an awkward manner.
- Old Norse gegn straight, direct; compare Old Norse ūgegn unreasonable) + -liche -ly; (adjective, adjectival) un-1 + obsolete gainly proper, becoming, gracious, Middle English gaynlych (geyn as above + -lych -ly); compare gainly, again
- (adverb, adverbial) Middle English ungeinliche, equivalent. to un- un-1 + later Middle English geyn straight, well-disposed, handy (1150–1200
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