INELEGANT

inelegant

(adjective) lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inelegant (comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)

Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.

Synonyms

• (unfashionable): démodé, passé, unchic; see also unfashionable

• (graceless): clumsy, graceless, haphazard

Anagrams

• Galentine, eglantine, elegantin, legantine

Source: Wiktionary


In*el"e*gant, a. Etym: [L. inelegans: cf. F. inélégant. See In- not, and Elegant.]

Definition: Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires. What order so contrived as not to mix Tastes, not well joined, inelegant. Milton. It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and inelegant. Blair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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