INELEGANTLY

inelegantly

(adverb) without elegance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inelegantly (comparative more inelegantly, superlative most inelegantly)

In an inelegant manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*el"e*gant*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inelegant manner.

INELEGANT

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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