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Clumsy or awkward in movement

Awkward because of size or shape

Having awkward (especially lanky) bodily proportions

Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

Uptight or unfriendly in nature

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Clumsy or awkward in movement

like a bull in a china shop

all fingers and thumbs

with two left feet

unsophisticated

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

socially awkward

socially unsure

nonprofessional

straightforward

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“I realized that I had been entertaining them for over an hour with my ungainly attempts at mastering a skill they had possessed all their lives.”

Adjective

Awkward because of size or shape

of considerable size

extremely large

not to be sneezed at

not inconsiderable

larger-than-life

difficult to handle

intercontinental

all-encompassing

across-the-board

powerfully built

broad-shouldered

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“With the ungainly camera clamped to his body and hooked up to the sound gear carried by his assistant, he was at least freed from the tyranny of the tripod.”

Adjective

Having awkward (especially lanky) bodily proportions

spindle-shanked

loosely jointed

like a bag of bones

all skin and bones

as thin as a rake

looking like a bag of bones

like a skeleton

like a matchstick

as thin as a reed

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“He was an ungainly figure and when he danced, many whistled, hooted, and laughed at him.”

Adjective

Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

unsophisticated

undiscriminating

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Adjective

Uptight or unfriendly in nature

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

keeping people at arm's length

self-controlled

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

nondiscriminatory

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

strictly business

not on speaking terms

putting on airs

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