Etymology
Origin of inelegance
First recorded in 1720–30; ineleg(ant) + -ance
Example Sentences
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It is entitled 'Half-a-gong-stroke among the No-realities; or Gravity-removing devoid of Inelegance.'
From Kai Lung's Golden Hours by Bramah, Ernest
Inelegance, in-el′e-gans, n. want of elegance: want of beauty or polish—also Inel′egancy.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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