ungainly

Synonyms

clumsy awkward lumbering uncouth [see fruitful]

Un*gain"ly, a. Etym: [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again.] 1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay. 2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond. Un*gain"ly, adv. Defn: In an ungainly manner.

ungainly - Similar Words

ungain gainly unsaintly unmanly bunglingly gaily unwarily unkingly unkindly uneasily