Hyphenation of ungainly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ungainly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

un-gain-ly

Definitions of ungainly:

1.	Lacking grace in movement or posture A gawky lad with long ungainly legs Clumsy fingers What an ungainly creature a giraffe is Heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
2.	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape An awkward bundle to carry A load of bunglesome paraphernalia Clumsy wooden shoes The cello
3.	A rather ungainly instrument for a girl

Synonyms of ungainly:

adj	gawky, clumsy, clunky, unwieldy, awkward
adj	awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, unwieldy, unmanageable

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.