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Unsuitable vs Ungainly - What's the difference?

unsuitable | ungainly |

As adjectives the difference between unsuitable and ungainly

is that unsuitable is not suitable; unfit; inappropriate while ungainly is clumsy; lacking grace.

unsuitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate.

    • Antonyms

    * suitable

    Derived terms

    * unsuitably

    ungainly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • clumsy; lacking grace.
  • * Macaulay
    • His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.
  • difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.
  • (obsolete) unsuitable; unprofitable
    • (Hammond)