a. [ OE. ungein. See Ungainly. ] Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Beau. & Pl. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See Un- not, and Gain, a., Again. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
His ungainly figure and eccentric manners. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an ungainly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + gear. ] To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. un- not + geld payment. ] (Anglo-Sax. Law) A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him. Cowell. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable. [ 1913 Webster ]
The victor never will impose on Cato
Ungenerous terms. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an ungenerous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. un- not + geniture. ] Destitute of genitals; impotent. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh. [ 1913 Webster ]
Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our native and uncultivated grapes. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
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