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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
Example sentences :
  • “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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