inelegant

  • 71undignified — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. discreditable, inelegant, ludicrous, awkward, gauche; mean, degrading; indecorous, ill bred. See inelegance, vulgarity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unseemly, beneath one s dignity, degrading,… …

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  • 72inelegance — in•el•e•gance [[t]ɪnˈɛl ɪ gəns[/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance 2) something that is inelegant • Etymology: 1720–30 …

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  • 73inelegance — /ɪnˈɛləgəns/ (say in eluhguhns) noun 1. the state or character of being inelegant; lack of elegance. 2. that which is inelegant or ungraceful …

  • 74kludge — /klʌdʒ / (say kluj) noun 1. a computer system or program which is improvised in a clumsy and inelegant fashion but which nevertheless succeeds in performing the required task. –adjective 2. (of software or hardware) clumsy or inelegant. {US… …

  • 75delicate — [adj1] dainty, weak aerial, balmy, breakable, choice, delectable, delicious, delightful, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, faint, filmy, fine, fine grained, finespun, flimsy, fracturable, fragile, frail, frangible, gauzy, gentle, gossamery, graceful …

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  • 76do tell — {interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. * / You say George is going to get married after all these years? Do tell! said Mrs. Green./ Syn.: YOU DON T SAY …

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  • 77do tell — {interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. * / You say George is going to get married after all these years? Do tell! said Mrs. Green./ Syn.: YOU DON T SAY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 78Awkward — Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an… …

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  • 79Awkwardly — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …

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  • 80Awkwardness — Awkward Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a… …

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