Etymology

ungain

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Today it means: ungainly; clumsy or awkward Full definition →

Middle English ungain
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromungain
  2. English todayungain

From Middle English ungain, ungayn, ungein, equivalent to un- + gain (“suitable; convenient”). See ungainly.

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