graceless

[ greys-lis ]

/ ˈgreɪs lɪs /

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adjective

lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm.

without any sense of right or propriety.

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Origin of graceless

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at grace, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM graceless

grace·less·ly, adverbgrace·less·ness, noun

Words nearby graceless

grace-and-favor, grace-and-favour, grace cup, graceful, gracefully, graceless, grace note, grace period, Graces, gracias, gracile

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How to use graceless in a sentence

We all know LeBron is loathed for the graceless way in which he left the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Pro Sports’ Hero Deficit|Buzz Bissinger|July 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His slight, thin, rather graceless figure seemed suddenly to expand, even to grow taller.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
But the graceless Henrietta stuck her tongue out and stole into the passage, whence she hoped to reach the workroom unobserved.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
Tremayne reported that Clanricarde was quite unable to restrain his graceless sons.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell

Valmond had, in a vague, graceless sort of way, worked upon the quick emotions of Elise.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
They could swim all day, likely enough, those graceless young scamps.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for graceless

graceless

/ (ˈɡreɪslɪs) /

adjective

lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved

lacking grace or excellence

Derived forms of graceless

gracelessly, adverbgracelessness, noun

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