inelegancy
noun
inelegancies
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pluralof inelegancy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The old stars who appear here, including Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing and Linda Hunt as Sue Ellen, will seem like reconnected friends, and audiences will forgive certain inelegancies of style.
From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2012
No attempt has been made to correct trifling faults in grammar and other inelegancies of style.
From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul
Friendly critics excused some inelegancies which they thought they found in occasional passages, by taking for granted, as was true, that he had admitted insertions from other hands.
From Burke by John Morley
There are, however, faults and inelegancies of which foreigners accuse us which we may do well to consider.
From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
The sort of thing that makes a person at home and au fait everywhere, and in all companies, and shuts out awkwardnesses and inelegancies.
From Nobody by Susan Warner
