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ungainly definition

un·gainly (-gān′lē)

adjective

  1. awkward; clumsy
  2. coarse and unattractive

Etymology: ME ungeinliche < ungein, perilous (< un-, not + ON gegn, ready, serviceable, akin to OE gegn: see again) + -liche, -ly

adverb

Archaic in an ungainly manner

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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