Inelegant

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  • adjective. Lacking refinement or polish; not elegant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not elegant; ungraceful; unrefined; deficient in any quality required by correct taste.
  • Synonyms Ungraceful, homely, plain, clumsy, ungainly, rough, awkward.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.
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  • adjective. Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
    • Word Usage
    "I can understand what's being attempted with "93990" by George Saunders and the fact that it's inelegant is intentional with its mimicry of scientific papers."
    Equivalent
    gauche  graceless  homely  unpolished  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    antiquated  boorish  gawky  ill-judged  inaccurate  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Doric  all thumbs  awkward  barbaric  barbarous  
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