Does the Word Ungainly Mean?

not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.

What does ungainly mean?

1a : lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy ungainly movements. b : hard to handle : unwieldy an ungainly contraption. 2 : having an awkward appearance a large ungainly bird.

Is ungainly an adverb?

Ungainly can act as an adjective and an adverb. ... The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.