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ungainly
(encz) | ungainly,nemotorný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ungainly
(encz) | ungainly,neobratně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
ungainly
(encz) | ungainly,neobratný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ungainly
(encz) | ungainly,těžkopádný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Ungainly
(gcide) | Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein
inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv.,
against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]
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1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward;
uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
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His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.
--Macaulay.
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2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.
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Ungainly
(gcide) | Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, adv.
In an ungainly manner.
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ungainly
(wn) | ungainly
adj 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" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky,
ungainly, unwieldy]
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" [syn: awkward,
bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly] |
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Ungainly
(gcide) | Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein
inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv.,
against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward;
uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
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His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.
--Macaulay.
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2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, adv.
In an ungainly manner.
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