Definitions for ungainly

ungainly un·gain·ly

Spelling: [uhn-geyn-lee]
IPA: /ʌnˈgeɪn li/

Ungainly is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 159 anagrams from letters in ungainly (agilnnuy).

Definitions for ungainly

adverb

  1. in an awkward manner.

adjective

  1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy:

Origin of ungainly

1150-1200; (adv.) Middle English ungeinliche, equivalent to un- un-1 + later Middle English geyn straight, well-disposed, handy (

Examples for ungainly

Then, from the ungainly hoyden had been evolved this charming, delicate and lovely creature.

The animal waddled toward the centre of the circle, short and squat and ungainly.

But in their ungainly, old fashioned ways, books and records beat their digital equivalents in every category but convenience.

It was ridiculous and ungainly, lying there on his back with legs sprawling in the air.

It has lost some of its ungainly enthusiasm, its sloppy joy, its achingly self-conscious hipster attitude.

The ungainly little Scot did not leave the Wythburn district.

This ungainly man soon percolated in my own melancholic imagination.

A 36-story tower designed by Rafael Vinoly nicknamed the “walkie-talkie” curves outward as it rises, ungainly and jarring.

Thousands of ungainly boats, rafts and scows were waiting to be launched.

I imagine he made an ungainly lunge at her, which she again rejected and which left her seriously upset.

Word Value for ungainly
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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