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   ungainly

   /ʌnˈɡeɪnli/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or movement) awkward; clumsy: "an ungainly walk"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from un-1 ‘not’ + obsolete gainly ‘graceful’, based on Old Norse gegn ‘straight’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ungainliness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

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