ungainliness

Questions

What does ungainliness mean?

The state of being ungainly.

Where does ungainliness come from?

Etymology tree English ungainly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ungainliness From ungainly + -ness.

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