Un*gain"ly, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv.,
fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready,
serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain,
a., Again.]
1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy;
awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
His ungainly figure and eccentric
manners.
Macaulay.
2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.]
Hammond.
Un*gain"ly, adv. In an ungainly
manner.
Un*gain"ly, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv.,
fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready,
serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain,
a., Again.]
1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy;
awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.
His ungainly figure and eccentric
manners.
Macaulay.
2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.]
Hammond.
Un*gain"ly, adv. In an ungainly
manner.
