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Meanings of ungainly figure in inglês

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Usage of ungainly figure in inglês
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He was evidently tall, with a spare, ungainly figure, and stooping shoulders.
Kilmeny of the Orchard
2
The grimy-folded face, the hard jaw, toil-hardened hands, bowed and ungainly figure.
Hero: the life and legend of lawrence of arabia
3
At length the tall ungainly figure and ungracious visage of Ebenezer presented themselves.
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 1
4
He was now dressed in long yellow robes which concealed his ungainly figure.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
5
He is short and thick, and of rather ungainly figure.
Sir John French: An Authentic Biography
6
She had not a good feature, not even a good point about her ungainly figure.
The Children's Pilgrimage
7
He gradually made out an ungainly figure in the dusk, and then two small red eyes.
The Eyes of the Woods: A Story of the Ancient Wilderness
8
As he finished speaking a tall, ungainly figure emerged from the jungle north of the camp.
The Beasts of Tarzan
9
Murray was standing close beside her, the roundness of his ungainly figure aggravated by the contrast.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
10
Ralph remembered the ungainly figure on a parachute.
Lord of the Flies
11
Several people's eyes followed his large, ungainly figure, wondering whether he was quite right in the head.
Career of Evil
12
Never had her ungainly figure, her irregular features, and her red head seemed to me so repugnant.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
13
Behind it straddled a huge, ungainly figure.
Man-Size
14
He looked down on the plump, ungainly figure, and, without feeling either satisfaction or repugnance, stooped and kissed the befringed forehead.
Maurice Guest
15
The door was opened by Parkins, the stout, discreet man servant, ushering in the unkempt, ill-tailored, ungainly figure of James Miller.
Nobody's Man
16
The captain leaned back in his chair and glanced at the scientist, noting the lean, intelligent face, the loose, ungainly figure.
On the Beach
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