Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index U Cite ungainly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: un•gain•ly Pronunciation: (un-g?n'l?), [key] ? adj., adv. -li•er, li•est, ?adj. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style. ?adv. in an awkward manner. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ungainly (Thesaurus) ung. Ungava TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. February 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress The Women's March on Versailles Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World The Manchu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: oleaginous Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language