UNGAINLY

Meaning of UNGAINLY in English

■ adjective clumsy; awkward.

Derivatives

ungainliness noun

Origin

C17: from un- 1 + obs. gainly 'graceful', based on ON gegn 'straight'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

UNGAINLY — grossieri, desgraciosi, plump
English interlingue dictionary
UNGAINLY — adjective see: again Date: 1611 1. lacking in smoothness or dexterity ; clumsy , hard to handle ; unwieldy , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNGAINLY — I. |ən|gānlē, -li adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) 1. a. : lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy a very …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — (adv.) In an ungainly manner.
Английский словарь Webster
UNGAINLY — (a.) Unsuitable; unprofitable.
Английский словарь Webster
UNGAINLY — (a.) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
Английский словарь Webster
UNGAINLY — ( adv. ) In an ungainly manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — ( a. ) Unsuitable; unprofitable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — ( a. ) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — — ungainliness , n. /un gayn"lee/ , adj., ungainlier, liest , adv. adj. 1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — adj. awkward, clumsy, lacking grace
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNGAINLY — adjective Etymology: obsolete gain direct, from Middle English gayn, geyn, from Old English gēn, from Old Norse gegn, from gegn, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNGAINLY — adv in an ungainly manner. 2. ungainly ·adj unsuitable; unprofitable. 3. ungainly ·adj not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; …
Webster English vocab
UNGAINLY — [un.gain.ly] adj (1611) 1 a: lacking in smoothness or dexterity: clumsy b: hard to handle: unwieldy 2: having an awkward …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNGAINLY — ungain|ly BrE AmE ( ˌ ) ʌn ˈɡeɪn |li ⇨ ( ˌ ) ʌŋ- ▷ ungain|liness li nəs -nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — / ʌnˈgeɪnli; NAmE / adjective moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant SYN awkward : He was …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — un ‧ gain ‧ ly /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: gainly 'proper, graceful, pleasing' (14-20 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNGAINLY — adj. (of a person, animal, or movement) awkward, clumsy. øøungainliness n. [UN-(1) + obs. gainly graceful ult. f. ON gegn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNGAINLY — adj. (of a person, animal, or movement) awkward, clumsy. ungainliness n. [ UN-(1) + obs. gainly graceful ult. f. ON …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — adj. (of a person, animal, or movement) awkward, clumsy. Derivatives: ungainliness n. Etymology: UN-(1) + obs. gainly graceful ult. f. …
Oxford English vocab
UNGAINLY — If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly , you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ~, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNGAINLY — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Dinosaurs were huge ungainly animals with tiny brains. ▪ I felt old, fat, and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNGAINLY — [adjective] -ier, -iest - awkward and graceless in movementShe walks heavily with both feet turned out at an ungainly angle.Though …
Cambridge English vocab
UNGAINLY — adj. Ungainly is used with these nouns: ↑ walk
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — прил. неловкий, нескладный, неуклюжий Syn : clumsy неловкий, неуклюжий, нескалдный - tall * figure высокая неулюжая фигура громоздкий некрасивый ungainly …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNGAINLY — ungainly.ogg ʌnʹgeınlı a 1> неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный tall ungainly figure - высокая неуклюжая фигура 2> громоздкий 3> некрасивый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UNGAINLY — ungainly прил.неловкий, нескладный, неуклюжий Syn:clumsy
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UNGAINLY — a 1> неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный tall ungainly figure - высокая неуклюжая фигура 2> громоздкий 3> некрасивый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UNGAINLY — прил. неловкий, нескладный, неуклюжий Syn : clumsy неловкий, неуклюжий, нескалдный - tall * figure высокая неулюжая фигура громоздкий некрасивый ungainly …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNGAINLY — adj. Pronunciation: - ' g ā n-l ē Function: adjective Etymology: obsolete gain direct, from Middle English gayn, geyn, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UNGAINLY — Synonyms and related words : all thumbs, awkward, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy-fisted, cumbersome, fingers …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNGAINLY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: CLUMSY 1, awkward, gawky, lumbering, lumpish, splathering, splay Related Words: blundering, lubberly, maladroit Contrasted Words: graceful, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNGAINLY — a. Clumsy, awkward, uncouth, uncourtly, inelegant, clownish, boorish, gawky, loutish, lubberly, lumbering, slouching, ungraceful, stiff.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
UNGAINLY — adjective Synonyms: clumsy 1, awkward, gawky, lumbering, lumpish, splathering, splay Related Word: blundering, lubberly, maladroit Contrasted words: graceful, supple, willowy; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNGAINLY — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
UNGAINLY — See ↑ CLUMSY 2
Longman Activator English vocab
UNGAINLY — adj. 25B6; adjective AWKWARD, clumsy, ungraceful, graceless, inelegant, gawky, maladroit, gauche, uncoordinated; archaic lubberly. graceful.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNGAINLY — Неловкий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UNGAINLY — (a) громоздкий; некрасивый; неловкий; нескладный; неуклюжий
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
UNGAINLY — a 1) неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный tall ~ figure - высокая неуклюжая фигура 2) громоздкий 3) некрасивый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UNGAINLY — adj. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UNGAINLY — adj. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
UNGAINLY — прил. неловкий, нескладный, неуклюжий Syn: clumsy
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
UNGAINLY — прил. неловкий, нескладный, неуклюжий Syn: clumsy
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
UNGAINLY — _a. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный _Syn: clumsy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
UNGAINLY — a. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный Syn: clumsy
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
UNGAINLY — неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
UNGAINLY — _a. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескладный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
UNGAINLY — Неловкий
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
UNGAINLY — [adj.] неуклюжий, неловкий, нескладный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
UNGAINLY — a неуклюжий, неловкий, нескладный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
UNGAINLY — неловкий
English-Russian Online Dictionary
UNGAINLY — неуклюжий, неловкий
English-Russian vocab
UNGAINLY — неуклюжий
Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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