Category:Ungainly

Un*gain"ly, a. Etym: [oe. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; Un- + icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See un- Not, and gain, a., Again.]

1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, An ungainly strut in walking. His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay.

2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [obs.] Hammond.

Ungainly Un*gain"ly, adv.

Defn: in an ungainly manner.