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   inelegant

   /ɪnˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement: "he came skidding to an inelegant halt" Similar unrefineduncouthunsophisticatedunpolisheduncultureduncultivatedgauchecrudeill-bredcoarsevulgarrudeimpoliteunmannerlyungracefulgracelessungainlyuncoordinatedgawkyganglingawkwardclumsylumberingblunderingineptunskilfulinexpertinformal:with two left feetlike a bull in a china shopOpposite refinedpoliteelegant
   • ▪ (of language) unpolished: "an inelegant title"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French inélégant, from Latin inelegant-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin elegant- ‘fastidious, refined’ (see elegant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inelegance noun
   • 2. inelegantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Glossary_of_British_termsGlossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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   21 hours ago · a cheap or poor (repair) job, can range from inelegant but effective to outright failure. e.g. "You properly bodged that up" ("you really made a mess of that"). (US: kludge, botch or cob, shortened form of cobble) See Bodger. boffin an expert, such as a scientist or engineer bog roll (roll of) toilet ("bog") paper (slang). bog-standard *

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   21 hours ago · Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, KG, PC (26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig politician who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain [a] from 1721 to 1742. He also served as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons, and is ...