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ungainly::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | awkward, bunglesome, clumsy |
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl.
Examples of ungainly
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Penguins may be ungainly on land, but they're speedy swimmers and expert divers.
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From the side, it has the ungainly look of two different vehicles stuck together.
From the foxbusiness.com
Why replicate such an ungainly interface when a phone is capable of so much more?
From the time.com
Even with a slightly ungainly five-speed box she moves with sporty smoothness.
From the telegraph.co.uk
In another, they face each other and shift their weight like ungainly fencers.
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When moving, they resemble rather ungainly bacteria with long whip-like tails.
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Even if you were to find a larger spout-fitted pot, the pouring would be ungainly.
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They're also ungainly as sculptural forms and opaque as ecological documents.
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Three hours north-west of Bangkok, the train rumbles over an ungainly metal bridge.
From the independent.co.uk
- Gawky: 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"
- Awkward: 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"
- (ungainliness) gawkiness: the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- Clumsy; lacking grace; difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy
