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单词 ungainly
释义 un·gain·ly
I. \|ən|gānlē, -li\ adjective
(sometimes -er/-est)
1.
 a. : lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
  < a very tall ungainly gentleman … made her one of the clumsiest bows that was ever performed — W.M.Thackeray >
  < ungainly and eloquent, monstrous and exquisite … by turns — Virginia Woolf >
 b. : hard to handle : unwieldly
  < the cello, some thought … was rather an ungainly instrument for a girl — Osbert Lancaster >
2. : lacking in grace or refinement : coarse, ugly
 < an ungainly grey homespun coat — Robert Lynd >
 < ungainly frame houses with scrollwork — American Guide Series: California >
Synonyms: see awkward
II. adverb
archaic : in an ungainly manner
 < waddles ungainly by — Westminster Gazette >
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