Both Uses of
ungainly
in
Rose Red
- There, on the wagon's wooden flatbed, vulgarly exposed to us, a spectral image of young Laura lay, her blouse torn open, her breasts exposed, her arms held back as if pinned, her legs spread wide, rocking her hips in a most ungainly and ugly manner that was not to be mistaken.†
Chpt 4ungainly = lacking grace in movement or appearance; or difficult to handle or manage
- A look of shock and surprise-the hunter hunted-my husband lifted off his feet in an ungainly and weightless manner.†
Chpt 12 *
Definition:
lacking grace in movement or appearance; or difficult to handle or manage -- especially because of shape