英语词汇“inelegant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	inelegant
释义	Trends of inelegant View usage for: inelegant (ɪnelɪgənt) adjective If you say that something is inelegant, you mean that it is not attractive or graceful. The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant electric model. Synonyms: clumsy, awkward, ungainly, rough More Synonyms of inelegant inelegant in British English (ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt) adjective 1. lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless 2. coarse or crude Derived forms inelegance (inˈelegance) or inelegancy (inˈelegancy) noun inelegantly (inˈelegantly) adverb inelegant in American English (ɪnˈɛləgənt) adjective not elegant; lacking refinement, good taste, grace, etc.; coarse; crude Derived forms inelegantly (inˈelegantly) adverb Word origin Fr inélégant < L inelegans Examples of 'inelegant' in a sentence inelegant He, a thorough, rather heavy man, was known to be inelegant on paper. NULL DARE CALL IT TREASON (2001) It's inelegant to seek some sort of solution to life or some final, perfect form of life. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001) She used the inelegant, once-irritating pet name much less now. Townsend, Eileen IN LOVE AND WAR (2001) But if our design is slapdash and our carving is hasty, why, the proportions will be inelegant and the balance untrue. Robert Silverberg VALENTINE PONTIFEX (2001) (adjective) in the sense of clumsy Definition lacking elegance or refinement The grand piano has been replaced with a small, inelegant model.She was conscious of how inelegant she looked. Synonyms clumsy a clumsy attempt at humour awkward She made an awkward gesture with her hands. ungainly Paul swam in his ungainly way to the side of the pool. rough He was rough and common. crude a crude sense of humour coarse He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth. a tablespoon of coarse sea salt crass They have behaved with crass insensitivity. gauche We're all a bit gauche when we're young. uncouth that oafish, uncouth person unrefined an unrefined boor clunky (informal) graceless She couldn't stand his blunt, graceless manner. uncultivated unpolished an uncouth and unpolished yokel indelicate She could not touch upon such an indelicate subject. ungraceful 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 coarse Definition rough in texture or structure He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth.a tablespoon of coarse sea salt Synonyms rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified in the sense of crass Definition stupid and insensitive They have behaved with crass insensitivity. Synonyms insensitive, stupid, gross, blundering, dense, coarse, bovine, witless, boorish, obtuse, unrefined, asinine, indelicate, oafish, lumpish, doltish Nearby words of inelegant inefficacy inefficiency inefficient inelegant ineligible inept ineptitude Synonyms of 'inelegant' inelegant Explore 'inelegant' in the dictionary
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