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- Dictionaryinelegant/ɪnˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement: "he came skidding to an inelegant halt" Similar Opposite
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INELEGANT definition: 1. not attractive, especially because of being awkward in movement or manner: 2. not skilful or…. Learn more.
: lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste. inelegantly adverb. Synonyms. awkward. clumsy. gauche. graceless. rough-hewn. rustical. stiff. stilted. uncomfortable. uneasy. ungraceful. wooden. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of inelegant in a Sentence.
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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Something that's inelegant isn't polished or cultured, but instead is awkward, rude, or ungraceful. Your loud footsteps clomping down the hall of a palace as you race to meet the Queen are inelegant.
Definition of inelegant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Inelegant definition: not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.. See examples of INELEGANT used in a sentence.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective inelegant mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective inelegant, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Define inelegant. inelegant synonyms, inelegant pronunciation, inelegant translation, English dictionary definition of inelegant. adj. Lacking refinement or polish; not elegant. in·el′e·gant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
inelegant /ɪn ˈ ɛləgənt/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of INELEGANT. [more inelegant; most inelegant] somewhat formal. : not graceful, attractive, or polite : not elegant. an inelegant dancer. inelegant language.
not skillful or polite in dealing with or expressing something: Too many programs are ugly: inelegant, unreliable and not very useful. Opposite. elegant. Fewer examples. Worse, the curtains looked inelegant, ill-hung and cheap. Leggings are absurdly inelegant and tremendously unflattering.
