inelegantly

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. lacking elegance

Example Sentences

Then there's my crowning glory, inelegantly referred to in the trade as “the plug,” the part man uses to erase the errors he makes with me.

He danced inelegantly at the party.

She spoke inelegantly during the presentation.

The design was executed inelegantly.

He dressed inelegantly for the formal event.

She handled the situation inelegantly.

The dish was presented inelegantly.

He walked inelegantly in his oversized shoes.

She painted inelegantly with broad strokes.

He played the piano inelegantly, hitting the wrong keys.

The speech was delivered inelegantly, with many pauses.

Real-world Examples

" Christ, I'm trying to make it" —he gestures inelegantly at the front of his pants—" go away."

Source: Red White & Royal Blue

I couldn't see her face, but a long, slim leg stuck out inelegantly from a navy dress and a sheet of blond hair obscured her face.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

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