graceless

American  

[greys-lis] / ˈgreɪs lɪs /

adjective

1. lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm.

2. without any sense of right or propriety.

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graceless British  

/ ˈɡreɪslɪs /

adjective

1. lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved

2. lacking grace or excellence

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Other Word Forms

• gracelessly adverb
• gracelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of graceless

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

Example Sentences

Was “Boots” going to be “Private Benjamin,” some graceless sitcom about a misfit soldier?

From The Wall Street Journal

The new courthouse, despite its graceless tower, became Ritchie’s calling card.

From Seattle Times

The film is so graceless and bizarre in its attempts at tugging at the viewer’s emotions that it often feels like a work of parody.

From New York Times

He describes his co-star in The Piano, the American actor Harvey Keitel, as "truculent and difficult and a bit graceless".

From BBC

In this coarse and graceless age, believing that our similarities eclipse our differences might be derided as Pollyannish.

From Washington Post