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View definitions for ungainly

ungainly

adjective as in clumsy

adjective as in cumbersome

adjective as in clumsy

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A handful of rare and cranky antiques are powering the ungainly Hollywood resurgence of VistaVision.

Everyone agrees it looks ungainly, but it's the least worst solution in the circumstances.

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When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.

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Sam Quinones celebrates this ungainly instrument and its players in “The Perfect Tuba,” a delightfully offbeat book with unexpectedly profound overtones.

Trundling up an ungainly lift to reach a second-story balcony seems like Woody Allen’s hapless bank robber trying to tunnel his way into vaults in “Small Time Crooks.”

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