ungainly
English
/ʌnˈɡeɪnli/
adj
Definitions
- Clumsy; lacking grace.
- Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
- (obsolete) Unsuitable; unprofitable.
Etymology
Prefix from English gainly (gracious, becoming, graceful, suitable, kindly, proper) derived from Old Norse gegn (ready, serviceable, kindly, direct, short, fit, directAdjective, fitAdjective, straight).
Origin
Old Norse
gegn
Gloss
ready, serviceable, kindly, direct, short, fit, directAdjective, fitAdjective, straight
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gain English
- gainliness English
- gainly English
- ungainliness English
- *gagin Proto-Germanic
- gjegn Norwegian Nynorsk
- gain Middle English
- gaine Middle English
- gayn Middle English
- gayne Middle English
- gaynly Middle English
- gein Middle English
- geyn Middle English
- gegn Old Norse
- gen Old Swedish
- djinhöv Westrobothnian
- genhöt Westrobothnian