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Word: Inelegant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century: from French inélégant, from Latin inelegant-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin elegant- ‘fastidious, refined’ (see elegant)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement
Short Definition:having or showing lack of physical grace or refinement
Examples:- he came skidding to an inelegant halt
- an inelegant bellow of laughter
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