# ungain

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. ungainly; clumsy or awkward
2. troublesome or inconvenient

## Etymology
From Middle English ungain, ungayn, ungein, equivalent to un- + gain (“suitable; convenient”). See ungainly.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ungain