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lacking grace in movement or posture;
"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;
"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?"
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difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
"an awkward bundle to carry"
"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"
"clumsy wooden shoes"
"the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
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showing lack of skill or aptitude;
"a bungling workman"
"did a clumsy job"
"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"