graceless
Americanadjective
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lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved
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lacking grace or excellence
Other Word Forms
- gracelessly adverb
- gracelessness noun
Etymology
Origin of graceless
Example Sentences
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Was “Boots” going to be “Private Benjamin,” some graceless sitcom about a misfit soldier?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
But a graceless end should not obscure DiFi’s shining accomplishments and her place in American history.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
He describes his co-star in The Piano, the American actor Harvey Keitel, as "truculent and difficult and a bit graceless".
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2023
Gender can be the graceless act of discovery and affirmation, the ugly vitality of blood, the patient organizing and reshaping of something that’s never before been listened to correctly.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
He charged forward, throwing himself onto the log, a graceless, diving motion just as the girl swept past.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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