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English to English adjective
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Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. |  | source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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lacking grace in movement or posture | | Example: a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
clumsy fingers
what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
source: wordnet30
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difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | | Example: an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
source: wordnet30
adverb
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In an ungainly manner. | | source: webster1913
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