Antonyms for ungainly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-geyn-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈgeɪn li |
Definition of ungainly
Origin :- 1610s, originally "unfit, improper," from Middle English ungeinliche, from ungein (c.1400) "inconvenient" (from un- (1) "not" + Old Norse gegn "convenient") + -like.
- adj clumsy
- adj cumbersome
- The animal waddled toward the centre of the circle, short and squat and ungainly.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- It was ridiculous and ungainly, lying there on his back with legs sprawling in the air.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- Then, from the ungainly hoyden had been evolved this charming, delicate and lovely creature.
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- The ungainly little Scot did not leave the Wythburn district.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- Thousands of ungainly boats, rafts and scows were waiting to be launched.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- The ungainly, stubby forms seemed to rise from every crevice in the floor.
- Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
- Slowly rising from his seat was a figure as ungainly as the other had been elegant.
- Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon
- In many of the Sagas, and in many scenes, the characters are dull and ungainly.
- Extract from : « Epic and Romance » by W. P. Ker
- And his son's mind seemed to him at this moment as ungainly as his person.
- Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
- Yet this ungainly ploughboy became a man whom to know was to admire.
- Extract from : « Broken Bread » by Thomas Champness
Synonyms for ungainly
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