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ungainly
Overview of adj ungainly
The adj ungainly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair")
2. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (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")
Antonyms of adj ungainly
2 senses of ungainly
Sense 1
gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
INDIRECT (VIA awkward) -> graceful
Sense 2
awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
INDIRECT (VIA unwieldy) -> wieldy
Similarity of adj ungainly
2 senses of ungainly
Sense 1
gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
=> awkward (vs. graceful)
Sense 2
awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly
=> unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable
Pertainyms of adj ungainly
Attributes of adj ungainly
Domain of adj ungainly
Domain Terms of adj ungainly
Familiarity of adj ungainly
ungainly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj ungainly
ungainly
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