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"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"adjectivedifficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
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"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"adjectivelacking grace in movement or posture
Definition that contains ungainly
- sprawling an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- awkwardness the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
- clumsiness the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
- sprawl an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
- gawkiness the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
- splay turned outward in an ungainly manner
- ungainliness the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant