All 3 Uses of
ungainly
in
War and Peace
- Pierre was ungainly.†
Chpt 1 *
- Mademoiselle Bourienne had long been waiting for a Russian prince who, able to appreciate at a glance her superiority to the plain, badly dressed, ungainly Russian princesses, would fall in love with her and carry her off; and here at last was a Russian prince.†
Chpt 3
- With its huge ungainly limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, and its gnarled hands and fingers, it stood an aged, stern, and scornful monster among the smiling birch trees.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(ungainly) lacking grace in movement or appearance; or difficult to handle or manage -- especially because of shape