ungainly

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adjective

1. lacking grace in movement or posture (Freq. 4)
- a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
- clumsy fingers
- what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
- heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
• Syn:
gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy
• Similar to:
awkward
• Derivationally related forms:
ungainliness, clumsiness (for: clumsy), gawk (for: gawky), gawkiness (for: gawky)
2. 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
• Syn:
awkward, bunglesome, clumsy
• Similar to:
unwieldy, unmanageable
• Derivationally related forms:
awkwardness (for: awkward)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, gawky, clunky, unwieldy