单词	ungainly
释义	ungainlyun‧gain‧ly /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINungainly Origin: 1600-1700 gainly ‘proper, graceful, pleasing’ (14-20 centuries), from gain ‘direct, kind, useful’ (10-19 centuries), from Old Norse gegn Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Dinosaurs were huge ungainly animals with tiny brains. I felt old, fat, and ungainly. She was old, fat and ungainly, and had to struggle to get to her feet. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He had been an attractive youth, tall, rather ungainly, with a thatch of black hair. It was ungainly, and slow, but the method worked. It was four feet tall, ungainly and untuned, and Clarisa was no musician. They were, in a word, ungainly. What a relief I thought, that that ungainly thing was no longer needed by me. Thesaurus THESAURUS► clumsy adjective moving or doing things in a careless way, especially so that you drop things, knock into things etc: · She was very clumsy and was always walking into doors.· With clumsy fingers he took out a pack of cigarettes and tried to light one. ► awkward adjective moving in a way that does not seem relaxed or comfortable: · Her husband always looked a bit awkward when he was dancing.· an awkward teenager ► ungainly adjective moving in a way that is not graceful – used especially about people or things that are big: · The ostrich is rather an ungainly bird.· She collapsed into the chair in an ungainly manner. ► uncoordinated adjective not able to control your movements very well, and therefore not very good at physical activities: · When she first starting playing tennis, her movements were slow and uncoordinated. ► accident-prone adjective often having accidents: · I was very accident-prone as a child and was always having to go to hospital. ► be all fingers and thumbs British English informal, be all thumbs American English informal to be unable to control your fingers very well, so that you cannot do something: · ‘Do you want some help unwrapping that?’ ‘Yes please, I’m all fingers and thumbs today.’ Longman Language Activatormoving in an awkward way► uncoordinated not able to control your movements skilfully, and therefore not usually good at sports and other physical activities: · I can't play tennis very well -- I'm too uncoordinated.· There was Thomas, walking towards me in his strange uncoordinated way. ► awkward moving in a way that looks clumsy and uncomfortable: · She felt awkward in her high-heeled shoes.· Bud turned round and gave an awkward wave out of the car window. ► ungainly moving in an ungraceful way - use this about people or things that are very big: · Dinosaurs were huge ungainly animals with tiny brains.· She was old, fat and ungainly, and had to struggle to get to her feet. moving in a way that does not look graceful:  a tall ungainly teenager—ungainliness noun [uncountable]
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