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inelegant

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in·el·e·gant  (n-l-gnt)
adj.
Lacking refinement or polish; not elegant.

in·ele·gant·ly adv.

inelegant [ɪnˈɛlɪgənt]
adj
1. lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless
2. coarse or crude
inelegance , inelegancy n
inelegantly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
undignified - lacking dignity
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
tactless, untactful - lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"
tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"

inelegant
adjective clumsy, awkward, ungainly, rough, crude, coarse, crass, gauche, uncouth, unrefined, clunky (informal), graceless, uncultivated, unpolished, indelicate, ungraceful The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant model. She was conscious of how inelegant she looked.
Translations
inelegant [ɪnˈelɪgənt] ADJpoco elegante, inelegante

inelegant [ɪnˈɛlɪgənt] adjpeu élégant(e), inélégant(e)

inelegant
adjunelegant; clothes, person alsoohne Schick or Eleganz; style alsoschwerfällig, unausgewogen; prose, phrase alsoungeschliffen, plump, schwerfällig; dialectderb, schwerfällig

inelegant [ɪnˈɛlɪgənt] adjpoco elegante
inelegant [ɪnˈɛlɪgənt] adjpoco elegante

inelegant
adj inelegant [inˈeligənt]
not graceful; not elegant She was sprawled in a chair in a most inelegant fashion. onelegant غَيْر أنيق، غَيْر لَبِق неелегантен nevkusný smagløs; uelegant unelegant άκομψος poco elegante maitsetu نا زیبا؛ بی ظرافت kömpelö inélégant לא מְעוּדָן असुन्दर neotmjen nem elegáns seenaknya, tidak anggun óglæsilegur, smekklaus inelegante 粗野な 우아하지 않은 negrakštus, neelegantiškas, nedailus negraciozs; neelegants tidak anggun onelegant smakløs, ufiks, klosset nieelegancki deselegante lipsit de eleganţă неизящный neelegantný neokusen neprivlačan utan elegans, oskön, klumpig ซึ่งไม่งดงาม zerafetsiz, kibarlıktan yoksun 不雅的 неелегантний بے وقار không trang nhã
adv inˈelegantly
onelegant بِدون أناقَه، بِدون لَباقَه неелегантно bez elegance smagløst; uelegant unelegant άκομψα sin elegancia maitsetult با بدسلیقگی kömpelösti sans élégance בְּחוֹסֶר הִידוּר असुंदर रूपेण neotmjeno, neukusno nem elegánsan secara tidak anggun óglæsilega senza eleganza 無粋に 우아하지 않게 negrakščiai bez elegances dengan tidak anggun onelegant smakløst, klosset niewytwornie deselegantemente fără eleganţă неизящно nevkusne neokusno neprivlačno oskönt, klumpigt อย่างไม่งดงาม kabaca 不雅地 неелегантно بے وقاری سے một cách không trang nhã
n inˈelegance
onelegansie عَدَم أناقَه أو لَباقَه тромавост nedostatek elegance smagløshed, uelegance die Uneleganz ακομψία falta de elegancia maitsetus نازیبایی؛ بی ظرافتی kömpelyys manque d'élégance חוֹסֶר היִדוּר लावण्यहीनता, असुन्दरता neukus az elegancia hiánya ketidak anggunan skortur á glæsibrag; smekkleysi ineleganza やぼ 우아하지 않음 elegancijos stoka elegances trūkums tidak anggunnya gebrek aan elegantie mangel eleganse brak elegancji deselegância lipsă de eleganţă неизящность nevkus neokusnost neprivlačnost brist på elegans, oskönhet, klumpighet ความไม่งดงาม kabalık 不雅 неелегантність; грубуватість; بے وقاری tính không trang nhã


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His delivery is underarm and not inelegant, but he sometimes tries a round-arm ball, which I have seen double up the fielder at square leg.
There was not a tennis-court in the town; physical exercise was thought rather inelegant for the daughters of well-to-do families.
As in general shape the noble Sperm Whale's head may be compared to a Roman war-chariot (especially in front, where it is so broadly rounded); so, at a broad view, the Right Whale's head bears a rather inelegant resemblance to a gigantic galliot-toed shoe.
 
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