Both Uses of
ungainly
in
Lord of the Flies
- On the mountain-top the parachute filled and moved; the figure slid, rose to its feet, spun, swayed down through a vastness of wet air and trod with ungainly feet the tops of the high trees; falling, still falling, it sank toward the beach and the boys rushed screaming into the darkness.
p. 153.5 *ungainly = awkward (not graceful)
- Ralph remembered the ungainly figure on a parachute.
p. 162.6ungainly = awkwardly moving (not graceful)
Definition:
lacking grace in movement or appearance; or difficult to handle or manage -- especially because of shape