ungainly
adjective /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
- moving in a way that is not smooth or attractive synonym awkward
- He was a tall, ungainly boy of 18.
- I felt very ungainly in the diving suit.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUngainly is used with these nouns:- walk
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from un- ‘not’ + obsolete gainly ‘graceful’, based on Old Norse gegn ‘straight’.