ungainly
adjective
not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy.
ungainliness
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a word derived from
ungainly.
Example Sentences
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He uses the word “representation” here — the representation of ordinary American ungainliness.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
But a sourness in tone keeps the proceedings from achieving the series’ signature black wit, adding to the film’s ungainliness.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
Giving comedian Ayo Edebiri ample screen time in the balance helps to mitigate some of the subplot's situational ungainliness; besides, this subplot adds some perspective to Emily's personal conundrum.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2021
And yet Heller’s third film after two nearly perfect early outings, the acerbic high-school comedy Diary of a Teenage Girl and the rueful true-crime drama Can You Ever Forgive Me?, comes by its ungainliness honestly.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2019
No doubt the weight of the heavy copper ornaments with which they loaded their wrists and ankles was one great cause of this ungainliness.
From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Anna B. Badlam
