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(greɪsləs)

1. adjective

Something that is graceless is unattractive and not at all interesting or charming.

It was a massive, graceless house.

2. adjective

A graceless movement is clumsy and uncontrolled.

...a graceless pirouette.

Synonyms: inelegant, forced, awkward, clumsy More Synonyms of graceless

gracelessly adverb [ADVERB with verb]

He dropped gracelessly into a chair opposite her.

3. adjective

If you describe someone as graceless, you mean that their behaviour is impolite.

She couldn't stand his blunt, graceless manner.

Synonyms: ill-mannered, crude, rude, coarse More Synonyms of graceless

gracelessly adverb [ADVERB with verb]

The task fell to Mr Harris to deliver this bad news. It was gracelessly done.

graceless in British English

(ˈɡreɪslɪs)

adjective

lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved

lacking grace or excellence

Derived forms

gracelessly (ˈgracelessly)

adverb

gracelessness (ˈgracelessness)

noun

graceless in American English

(ˈgreɪslɪs)

adjective

lacking any sense of what is right or proper

without grace; clumsy or inelegant

Derived forms

gracelessly (ˈgracelessly)

adverb

gracelessness (ˈgracelessness)

noun

Examples of 'graceless' in a sentence
graceless

The writing is graceless but the story is mesmerising.The story moves to a graceless rhythm of awkward silences and misjudged social interactions.The result was a graceless and prosaic performance that undersold her prodigious talents.She illustrates this with a breezy account of his graceless behaviour towards her family.His first attempt was a graceless superscraper like a giant stick of celery.But it would be brutish and graceless to spurn what is meant as a token of friendship.Blessed are the geeks and the graceless for they shall inherit the earth.

1 (adjective) in the sense of inelegant

Definition

lacking elegance

a graceless pirouette

Synonyms

inelegant

The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant model.

She was conscious of how inelegant she looked.

forced

awkward

She made an awkward gesture with her hands.

clumsy

I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.

ungainly

Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool.

unco (Australian, slang)

2 (adjective) in the sense of ill-mannered

Definition

lacking manners

She couldn't stand his blunt, graceless manner.

Synonyms

ill-mannered

She would have considered it ill-mannered to show surprise.

crude

a crude sense of humour

rude

a rude barbarian

coarse

They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting.

vulgar

a TV show well known for its vulgar jokes

rough

He was rough and common.

improper

The politicians denied any improper behaviour.

shameless

unsophisticated

gauche

We're all a bit gauche when we're young.

barbarous

He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.

boorish

the boorish behaviour of some players

gawky

a gawky lad with spots

uncouth

that oafish, uncouth person

loutish

I was appalled by the loutish behaviour.

indecorous

unmannerly

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awkward

Definition

clumsy or ungainly

She made an awkward gesture with her hands.

Synonyms

clumsy,

stiff,

rude,

blundering,

coarse,

bungling,

lumbering,

inept,

unskilled,

bumbling,

unwieldy,

ponderous,

ungainly,

gauche,

gawky,

uncouth,

unrefined,

artless,

inelegant,

uncoordinated,

graceless,

cack-handed (informal),

unpolished,

clownish,

oafish,

inexpert,

maladroit,

all thumbs,

ungraceful,

skill-less,

unskilful,

butterfingered (informal),

unhandy,

ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal),

unco (Australian, slang)

in the sense of barbarous

Definition

uncivilized

He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous.

Synonyms

uncivilized,

wild,

rough,

gross,

savage,

primitive,

rude,

coarse,

vulgar,

barbarian,

philistine,

uneducated,

brutish,

unsophisticated,

uncouth,

uncultivated,

unpolished,

uncultured,

unmannered

in the sense of boorish

the boorish behaviour of some players

Synonyms

loutish,

gross,

crude,

rude,

hick (informal, US, Canadian),

coarse,

vulgar,

rustic,

barbaric,

churlish,

uneducated,

bearish,

uncouth,

unrefined,

uncivilized,

clownish,

oafish,

lubberly

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释义	Trends of graceless View usage for: graceless (greɪsləs) 1. adjective Something that is graceless is unattractive and not at all interesting or charming. It was a massive, graceless house. 2. adjective A graceless movement is clumsy and uncontrolled. ...a graceless pirouette. Synonyms: inelegant, forced, awkward, clumsy More Synonyms of graceless gracelessly adverb [ADVERB with verb] He dropped gracelessly into a chair opposite her. 3. adjective If you describe someone as graceless, you mean that their behaviour is impolite. She couldn't stand his blunt, graceless manner. Synonyms: ill-mannered, crude, rude, coarse More Synonyms of graceless gracelessly adverb [ADVERB with verb] The task fell to Mr Harris to deliver this bad news. It was gracelessly done. graceless in British English (ˈɡreɪslɪs) adjective 1. lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved 2. lacking grace or excellence Derived forms gracelessly (ˈgracelessly) adverb gracelessness (ˈgracelessness) noun graceless in American English (ˈgreɪslɪs) adjective 1. lacking any sense of what is right or proper 2. without grace; clumsy or inelegant Derived forms gracelessly (ˈgracelessly) adverb gracelessness (ˈgracelessness) noun Examples of 'graceless' in a sentence graceless The writing is graceless but the story is mesmerising. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The story moves to a graceless rhythm of awkward silences and misjudged social interactions. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The result was a graceless and prosaic performance that undersold her prodigious talents. Times, Sunday Times (2014) She illustrates this with a breezy account of his graceless behaviour towards her family. Times, Sunday Times (2010) His first attempt was a graceless superscraper like a giant stick of celery. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But it would be brutish and graceless to spurn what is meant as a token of friendship. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Blessed are the geeks and the graceless for they shall inherit the earth. Times, Sunday Times (2012) 1 (adjective) in the sense of inelegant Definition lacking elegance a graceless pirouette Synonyms inelegant The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant model. She was conscious of how inelegant she looked. forced awkward She made an awkward gesture with her hands. clumsy I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer. ungainly Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool. unco (Australian, slang) 2 (adjective) in the sense of ill-mannered Definition lacking manners She couldn't stand his blunt, graceless manner. Synonyms ill-mannered She would have considered it ill-mannered to show surprise. crude a crude sense of humour rude a rude barbarian coarse They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting. vulgar a TV show well known for its vulgar jokes rough He was rough and common. improper The politicians denied any improper behaviour. shameless unsophisticated gauche We're all a bit gauche when we're young. barbarous He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous. boorish the boorish behaviour of some players gawky a gawky lad with spots uncouth that oafish, uncouth person loutish I was appalled by the loutish behaviour. indecorous unmannerly Additional synonyms in the sense of awkward Definition clumsy or ungainly She made an awkward gesture with her hands. Synonyms clumsy, stiff, rude, blundering, coarse, bungling, lumbering, inept, unskilled, bumbling, unwieldy, ponderous, ungainly, gauche, gawky, uncouth, unrefined, artless, inelegant, uncoordinated, graceless, cack-handed (informal), unpolished, clownish, oafish, inexpert, maladroit, all thumbs, ungraceful, skill-less, unskilful, butterfingered (informal), unhandy, ham-fisted or ham-handed (informal), unco (Australian, slang) in the sense of barbarous Definition uncivilized He thought the poetry of Whitman barbarous. Synonyms uncivilized, wild, rough, gross, savage, primitive, rude, coarse, vulgar, barbarian, philistine, uneducated, brutish, unsophisticated, uncouth, uncultivated, unpolished, uncultured, unmannered in the sense of boorish the boorish behaviour of some players Synonyms loutish, gross, crude, rude, hick (informal, US, Canadian), coarse, vulgar, rustic, barbaric, churlish, uneducated, bearish, uncouth, unrefined, uncivilized, clownish, oafish, lubberly Nearby words of graceless grab grace graceful graceless Graces, the gracious gradation Synonyms of 'graceless' graceless Explore 'graceless' in the dictionary
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