ungainly

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Clumsy; lacking grace.
2. Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
3. (obsolete) Unsuitable; unprofitable.

Noun

An ungainly person or thing.

Adv

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

Concepten

slungelachtig

Synoniemen

clumsy

awkward

unwieldy

gawky

clumsily

clunky

cumbersome

unhandy

unmanageable

ham-handed

maladroit

unshapely

awkwardly

bulky

slouch

inelegant

gauche

bunglesome

inept

limited

loutish

lubberly

lumpish

lumpy

massive

ponderous

slob

sloughy

splay

squirt

stiff

unapt

unattractive

ungraceful

unportable

unready

unsightly

unskilled

unskillful

unsteadily

untactful

heavy handed

ugly-looking

be clumsy

gawkishly

clumsily built

untractable

undomestic

skilless

shambly

doplic

gormy

symphoric

artless

unheppen

big

botchy

bungling

butterfingered

clownish

cumbrous

dabbling

disorderly

elephantine

gangly

gawkily

graceless

gruff

heavy-footed

heavy-handed

homely

inapt

Met koppelteken als

un‧gain‧ly

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/

Etymologie (Engels)

From un- (“prefix meaning ‘not’”) + gainly (“graceful; becoming; proper, suitable; gracious, kindly”) (from gain (“dexterous; convenient, easy, handy; suitable”), from Old Norse gegn (“fit, serviceable; direct, straight; honest; kindly”) + -ly (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns”)). Compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk ugjegnleg (“stubborn; troublesome”).