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51graceless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ungracious, tactless; inept, awkward, clumsy, ungainly; inelegant; sinful, corrupt. See ugliness, irreligion, impenitence, inelegance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rude] Syn. corrupt, shameless,… …
52unwieldy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, awkward, cumbersome, ungainly, bulky, ponderous, hulking (inf.). See gravity, size. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, ponderous; see heavy 1 . III (Roget s 3… …
53Discourtesy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Discourtesy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discourtesy discourtesy Sgm: N 1 ill breeding ill breeding Sgm: N 1 ill manners ill manners bad manners ungainly manners Sgm: N 1 insuavity insuavity Sgm: N 1 uncourteousness …
54flop — verb (flops, flopping, flopped) 1》 fall, hang, or collapse in a heavy, loose, and ungainly way. 2》 informal (of a performer or show) fail totally. 3》 informal rest or sleep in an improvised place. noun 1》 a heavy, loose, and ungainly fall. 2》… …
55inelegant — a. 1. Ungraceful, awkward, ungainly, uncouth, homely, clumsy, rude, coarse. 2. Unpolished, uncourtly, unrefined, ungraceful, rough, homespun, uncouth, ungainly, awkward. 3. Plain, homely, awkward looking. 4. Stiff, constrained, harsh, crude, bald …
56bunglesome — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑awkward, ↑clumsy, ↑ungainly …
57gawkiness — noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant • Syn: ↑ungainliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ungainly (for: ↑ungainliness), ↑gawky • Hypernyms: ↑ …
58ungainliness — noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant • Syn: ↑gawkiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ungainly, ↑gawky (for: ↑gawkiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
59un|gain|li|ness — «uhn GAYN lee nihs», noun. the condition or character of being ungainly; ungainly appearance; awkwardness; clumsiness …
60un|gain|ly — «uhn GAYN lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. ungraceful in form or motion; awkward; clumsy: »The boy s long arms and large hands give him an ungainly appearance. SYNONYM(S): uncouth. See syn. under awkward. (Cf. ↑awkward) –adv. in an ungainly manner; …
