ungainly English

Meaning ungainly meaning

What does ungainly mean?

ungainly

— adjective (= gawky, clumsy, 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

— adjective (= awkward, bunglesome, clumsy) 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

Synonyms ungainly synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as ungainly?

ungainly English » English

clumsy

awkward

unwieldy

gawky

clumsily

unshapely

unmanageable

unhandy

slouch

maladroit

inelegant

ham-handed

gauche

cumbersome

clunky

bunglesome

bulky

awkwardly

untractable

untactful

unsteadily

unskillful

unskilled

unsightly

unready

unportable

unheppen

ungraceful

undomestic

unattractive

unapt

ugly-looking

symphoric

stiff

squirt

splay

sloughy

slob

skilless

shambly

ponderous

massive

lumpy

lumpish

lubberly

loutish

limited

inept

inapt

homely

Topics ungainly topics

What do people use ungainly to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Ugly

• What words indicate that something is done in an ugly way?
  rude uncomely uncouth ungainly ungraceful unseemly

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Graceful

Clumsy

• What words describe someone who moves in a clumsy way?
  uncoordinated awkward ungainly clumsy gawky inelegant klutz ungraceful lumbering have two left feet gangling