Un*gain" (?), a. [OE. ungein. See Ungainly.] Ungainly; clumsy; awkward;
also, troublesome; inconvenient. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Beau. & Pl.
Un*gain"li*ness, n. The state or quality of being ungainly;
awkwardness.
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.