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—gainliness, n./gayn"lee/, adj.graceful; comely; handsome.[1850-55; prob. back formation from UNGAINLY]
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Gainly — Gain ly, adv. [See {Gain}, a.] Handily; readily; dexterously; advantageously. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gainly — [gān′lē] adj. gainlier, gainliest [ME geinli < gein, convenient, ready < ON gegn, straight, fit] shapely and graceful; comely gainliness n … English World dictionary
gainly — adjective graceful and pleasing gainly conduct a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes • Similar to: ↑graceful … Useful english dictionary
gainly — adjective Graceful; handsome … Wiktionary
gainly — adj. graceful, attractive, handsome … English contemporary dictionary
gainly — laying … Anagrams dictionary
gainly — gain·ly … English syllables
laying — gainly … Anagrams dictionary
ungainly — ungainliness, n. /un gayn lee/, adj., ungainlier, liest, adv. adj. 1. not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style. adv. 2. in an awkward manner. [1150 1200; (adv.) ME ungeinliche, equiv. to un UN 1 + later… … Universalium
Ungainly — Un*gain ly, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein inconvenient; un + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv., against, opposite. See {Un } not, and {Gain}, a., {Again}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
