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I . un·gain·ly [ʌnˈgeɪnli] ADJ

ungainly

ungainly

II . un·gain·ly [ʌnˈgeɪnli] ADV

ungainly

ungainly

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It looked like what it was, an upside-down 706 with its handset hanging ungainly from the bottom and the curly cord dangling beneath. en.wikipedia.org

An ungainly looking machine, it had a 62ft m long, slab-sided lightweight body that was to prove problematic. en.wikipedia.org

It was an ungainly and unorthodox biplane design with a single large pontoon mounted below the lower wing. en.wikipedia.org

Carrying heavy ordnance and ungainly mechanisms in balloons would have been out of the question. en.wikipedia.org

To the untrained eye, this appears to be an ungainly throw. en.wikipedia.org

Subjective descriptors such as ungainly, full, and fine were used as a substitute for the more precise terms used today. en.wikipedia.org

However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. en.wikipedia.org

When they do come out, they run on their toes with a stiff, ungainly waddle, following an erratic, almost zigzag course. en.wikipedia.org

These features together produced the aircraft's ungainly appearance. en.wikipedia.org

Of unusual design, it has castellated gables with a rather ungainly castellated wall between them, above the main entrance. en.wikipedia.org

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