Ungainly — synonyms, definition

1. ungainly (a)

angular awkward blundering bumbling clumsy crude elephantine enormous gawky huge hulking large lubberly lumbering lumpish monstrous ponderous stiff unbending uncouth • • •

2. ungainly (Adjective)

bunglesome clunky klutzy

ungainly (Adjective) — Lacking grace in movement or posture. ex. "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" ex. "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" ex. "a clunky lad with long ungainly legs" ex. "a klutzy lad with long ungainly legs"

ungainly (Adjective) — Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. ex. "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"