ungainly

Plural: ungainlies

Adjective Satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture
  • "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"
  • "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"
• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  • "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

Adj

• Clumsy; lacking grace.
• Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
• Unsuitable; unprofitable.

Noun

• An ungainly person or thing.

Adv

• In an ungainly or unbecoming manner; improperly; undeservedly, unduly; unsuitably.

Adjective

• Awkward and clumsy in appearance or movement.

Examples

• The seven-letter word he found felt UNGAINLY on the board but scored a huge number of points.

Synonyms

awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, gawky, unwieldy

Anagrams of ungainly