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Ungainly
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Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay.
2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] Hammond.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
In an ungainly manner.