Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index U ungainly: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: un•gain•ly Pronunciation: (un-gān'lē), [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. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anomie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language