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ungainly ungainly definition

ungainly


 
  Overview  of  adj  ungainly 
 
  The  adj  ungainly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  gawky,  clumsy,  clunky,  ungainly,  unwieldy  --  (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") 
  2.  awkward,  bunglesome,  clumsy,  ungainly  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ungainly 
 
  2  senses  of  ungainly 
 
  Sense  1 
  gawky,  clumsy,  clunky,  ungainly,  unwieldy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  awkward)  ->  graceful 
 
  Sense  2 
  awkward,  bunglesome,  clumsy,  ungainly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unwieldy)  ->  wieldy,  manageable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ungainly 
 
  2  senses  of  ungainly 
 
  Sense  1 
  gawky,  clumsy,  clunky,  ungainly,  unwieldy 
  =>  awkward  (vs.  graceful) 
 
  Sense  2 
  awkward,  bunglesome,  clumsy,  ungainly 
  =>  unwieldy  (vs.  wieldy),  unmanageable 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ungainly 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ungainly 
 
  ungainly  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ungainly 
  ungainly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ungainly 
 
  The  adj  ungainly  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  gawky,  clumsy,  clunky,  ungainly,  unwieldy  --  (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") 
  2.  awkward,  bunglesome,  clumsy,  ungainly  --  (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") 



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