What is "inelegant" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does inelegant mean in English? Meaning of inelegant definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "inelegant" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "inelegant": lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

Adjective

  • Meaning: lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
  • Synonyms: inelegant
  • Antonyms: elegant
  • Similar: gauche graceless homely unpolished
  • Also see: tactless tasteless undignified unrefined untactful
  • Adjective: Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision. 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, BBC Sport: There was still time amid the drama for Ashley Cole to almost mark his 97th cap with a goal but the erratic Pyatov made a fine recovery save after another inelegant attempt to deal with a cross.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, BBC Sport: There was still time amid the drama for Ashley Cole to almost mark his 97th cap with a goal but the erratic Pyatov made a fine recovery save after another inelegant attempt to deal with a cross.
  • Synonyms:

    awkward, coarse, crass, gauche, graceless, gross, indelicate, labored, oafish, raw, rough, rude, stiff, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, ungainly, ungraceful, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar, wooden,

    Antonyms:

    elegant, glamorous, graceful, refined, sophisticated,

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    inelegant in English: inelegant
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