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Webster 1913 Edition


Ungain

Un-gain′

,
Adj.
[OE.
ungein
. See
Ungainly
.]
Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Beau. & Pl.

Definition 2024


ungain

ungain

English

Adjective

ungain (comparative more ungain, superlative most ungain)

  1. (obsolete or Britain, dialect) ungainly; clumsy; awkward
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  2. (obsolete or Britain, dialect) troublesome; inconvenient