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ungainly in Spanish

ungainly in Spanish is desgarbado, revuelto — ungainly means awkward and without grace.

ungainly in Spanish

desgarbado
adj
Clumsy; lacking grace.
revuelto
adj
Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.

What does "ungainly" mean?

  1. adj Awkward and without grace.
    "Photographs of the Fowler Moguls had always given me the impression of an ungainly design: the sight of them more then confirmed it."
  2. adj Hard to move or handle; cumbersome.
  3. adj Not appropriate, or bringing no benefit.
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ungainly in a sentence

  • Photographs of the Fowler Moguls had always given me the impression of an ungainly design: the sight of them more then confirmed it.

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What is "ungainly" in Spanish?
"ungainly" in Spanish is desgarbado, revuelto. ungainly means: Awkward and without grace.
Are there other ways to say "ungainly" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "ungainly": desgarbado, revuelto.
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