ungainly
adj. US //ənˈɡeɪnɫi// UK //ʌnɡˈeɪnli// un·gain·ly Archaic
From un- (“not”) + gainly (“graceful; becoming; proper, suitable; gracious, kindly”) (from gain (“dexterous; convenient, easy, handy; suitable”), from Old Norse gegn (“fit, serviceable; direct, straight; honest; kindly”) + -ly (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)). Compare dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk ugjegnleg (“stubborn; troublesome”).
ungain (from un- + gain (“dexterous; convenient, easy, handy; suitable”)) + -ly.