ungainly

adjective · noun · adverbB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

ungainliermore ungainlyungainliest

Superlative

most ungainlyungainlie

1.
Clumsy; lacking grace.
His body, though thin, looked oversized and ungainly, his limbs poorly knit together; he appeared to conquer his tendency to awkwardness by making only the smallest, most deliberate of movements.
2.
Gangling
Đồng nghĩa: gawky
3.
Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
4.
(obsolete)Unsuitable; unprofitable.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

ungainlies

1.
(rare)An ungainly person or thing.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

ungainliermore ungainly

Superlative

ungainliestmost ungainly

1.
(obsolete)In an ungainly or unbecoming manner; improperly; undeservedly, unduly; unsuitably.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

gawky

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From un- + gainly (from gain (dexterous; convenient, easy, handy; suitable), from Old Norse gegn (Clumsy; lacking grace. #* #* #* #* #* #* 1962, [[w:Edward Weismiller|Edward [Ronald] Weismiller]], chapter XI, in The Serpent Sleeping, New York, N.Y.: Putnam, 1495943; republished London;