Английский Этимологический словарь - ungainly
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Ungainly
ungainly
- 1611, originally "unfit, improper," from M.E. ungein, from O.N. gegn "convenient."
UNGODLY - 1526, "irreligious, wicked;" colloquial sense of "outrageous, dreadful" is first recorded 1887.
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~ adj moving in a way that does not look graceful (I had been a tall, ungainly teenager with a bad haircut and National Health glasses.) - ungainliness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
If you describe a person, animal, or vehicle as ungainly, you mean that they look awkward or clumsy, often because they are big. The dog, an ungainly mongrel pup, was loping about the road... Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool. = clumsy ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: obsolete gain direct, from Middle English gayn, geyn, from Old English gen, from Old Norse gegn, from gegn, preposition, against; akin to Old English gean- against — more at again Date: 1611 1. a. lacking in smoothness or dexterity ; clumsy ~ movements b. hard to handle ; unwieldy an ~ contraption 2. having an awkward appearance a large ~ bird • ungainliness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
adj. (of a person, animal, or movement) awkward, clumsy. Derivatives ungainliness n. Etymology: UN-(1) + obs. gainly graceful ult. f. ON gegn straight ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
1. неловкий, неуклюжий, нескалдный tall ungainly figure —- высокая неулюжая фигура 2. громоздкий 3. некрасивый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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