HyperDic: ungainly

English > 2 senses of the word *ungainly*:
ADJECTIVE	all	ungainly, gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy	lacking grace in movement or posture
ADJECTIVE	all	ungainly, awkward, bunglesome, clumsy	difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

ungainly > pronunciation
Sounds	ahngey'nliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *ungainly*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	lacking grace in movement or posture.
Examples	"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
Synonyms	gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy
Broader	awkward	lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Spanish	desgarbado, desmañado, insignificante, patoso, torpe
Catalan	desmanyotat, feixuc, maldestre, matusser
Nouns	ungainliness	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

English > *ungainly*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Example	"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
Synonyms	awkward, bunglesome, clumsy
Broader	unwieldy, unmanageable	Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
Spanish	incómodo
Catalan	incòmode

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