ungainly

  • (s) lacking grace in movement or posture
    • a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
    • clumsy fingers
    • what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
    • heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
    clumsy, clunky, gawky, unwieldy,
  • (s) difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
    • an awkward bundle to carry
    • a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
    • clumsy wooden shoes
    • the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
    bunglesome, awkward, clumsy,

Synonyms

clumsy clunky gawky unwieldy bunglesome awkward

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