UNGAINLY


Meaning of UNGAINLY in English

If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ~, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big.

The dog, an ~ mongrel pup, was loping about the road...

Paul swam in his ~ way to the side of the pool.

= clumsy

ADJ

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .