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English to English adjective
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Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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lacking grace in movement or posture | | Example: a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
clumsy fingers
what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
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not elegant or graceful in expression | | Example: an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
source: wordnet30
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difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | | Example: an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl
source: wordnet30
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showing lack of skill or aptitude | | Example: a bungling workman
did a clumsy job
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
source: wordnet30
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