单词 | ungainly |
释义 | un·gain·ly I. 1. a. < 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. < the cello, some thought … was rather an ungainly instrument for a girl — Osbert Lancaster > 2. < an ungainly grey homespun coat — Robert Lynd > < ungainly frame houses with scrollwork — American Guide Series: California > Synonyms: see awkward II. archaic < waddles ungainly by — Westminster Gazette > |
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