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ungainliness



NOUN
clumsiness
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Giving comedian Ayo Edebiri ample screen time in the balance helps to mitigate some of the subplot's situational ungainliness; besides, this subplot adds some perspective to Emily's personal conundrum.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2021

Nevertheless, its pig-in-a-python ungainliness contributes to the fascination.

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2020

Frozen 2 doesn’t have its forebear’s ungainliness; in many ways, it’s more efficiently engineered.

From Slate Nov. 19, 2019

Moments like that help me understand why “God Said This” received the Yale Drama Series Prize last year despite its ungainliness.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2019

Now the ungainliness of his deformity was hidden, and his height was greater than that of his companion, obliging her to look up at him.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Lucas Malet




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