ungain
ungain · more ungain · most ungain
Ungainly; clumsy or awkwardUngainly; clumsy or awkward
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Ungainly; clumsy or awkward
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Troublesome or inconvenient
Origin
From Middle English ungain, ungayn, ungein, equivalent to un- + gain (“suitable; convenienFrom Middle English ungain, ungayn, ungein, equivalent to un- + gain (“suitable; convenient”). See ungainly.
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Forms
more ungain, most ungain| Comparative | more ungain Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ungain Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.