inelegant
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˌɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/
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inelegante
- The act itself seemed awkward and inelegant.
I thought it was inelegant to sue an ex-husband.
- I thought it was inelegant to sue an ex-husband.
- And I feel like I helped birth that in my own, you know, kind of inelegant way.
Examples
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Very inelegant work.
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The idea that the construction of a house, even a house of God, involved not only binding space but binding time as well was too rudimentary, too inelegant, to find expression in the complex language of the foreigners.
Fiction book (2002) -
The property argument is inelegant but it ends things quickly.
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It's a hack, an inelegant solution.
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I too find it inelegant (and often pretty easy to avoid).
Blog text (24) -
A remarkable piece of equipment, but a little inelegant, wouldn't you say?
Fiction book (1994) -
I hope you'll forgive the inelegant presentation.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's not that his phrasing was inelegant, as the candidate and his surrogates maintain.
Blog text (18) -
Such love is not for the likes of me, so dumpy and inelegant, self-conscious and inept.
Blog text (20) -
His inelegant speech made it clear that he was unprepared for the event.
Synonyms
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1.8
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
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3.2
Saying or writing things in an awkward, not skillful way that causes embarrassment
18
3.9
Showing bad style or manners that offend people
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4.5
Unpleasant to look at
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7.1
Saying or doing something rude that upsets people
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5.4
Not attractive or exciting and often plain
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6.7
Rude and not polite or kind
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4.6
Awkward and clumsy in movement or social behavior
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7.1
Awkward and hard to read or listen to because of long, heavy language
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4.2
Something simple that is not complicated to make or use
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9.2
Not showing good manners in public or formal places
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7.5
Not suitable and awkward when speaking or acting
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4.9
Showing awkward, not smooth movement or shape
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8.1
Not pleasant to look at
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3.7
Not fashionable or elegant in appearance
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6.0
Having a plain look that is not fashionable
Not polite and not showing good manners
Not showing skill or good taste in art
Not pleasing to look at
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Not fashionable or stylish, often plain and old-fashioned
Antonyms
How Elegant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word inelegant begins with in- meaning 'not' and the part elegant comes from a word that meant 'chosen' or 'carefully picked', similar to the idea in elect. So, inelegant is 'not chosen' and today it describes something that is not graceful, stylish, or in 'good taste'.