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Antonyms for inelegant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-el-i-guh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɛl ɪ gənt |
Definition of inelegant
Origin :- c.1500, from French inélégant (15c.), from Latin inelegantem (nominative inelegans) "not choice, without taste, without judgment," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + elegans (see elegant). Related: Inelegantly; inelegance.
- adj clumsy, crude
- “Convinced nothing,” was the inelegant reply of his new ward.
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- The use of this word in the sense of determined is not only inelegant but indefensible.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- They were built of unhewn stone, but solid, and not inelegant.
- Extract from : « A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland » by Samuel Johnson
- It is often seen in pictures and portraits.403 It is inelegant and destitute of meaning.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- His movements and carriage were not inelegant, but there was a certain retinue wanting.
- Extract from : « The Poacher » by Frederick Marryat
- It was a most inelegant attitude, and peculiarly exasperating to Mrs. Caldwell.
- Extract from : « The Beth Book » by Sarah Grand
- If inelegant expressions should be eschewed, what shall be said of profanity?
- Extract from : « Gospel Doctrine » by Joseph F. Smith
- This is an inelegant, though a striking statement of a great truth.
- Extract from : « Is the Devil a Myth? » by C. F. Wimberly
- The furniture, unlike that of the other rooms, was new and not inelegant.
- Extract from : « Self-control » by Mary Brunton
- It is a modern edifice of enormous dimensions, and not inelegant.
- Extract from : « The Pictureque Antiquities of Spain; » by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
Synonyms for inelegant
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