inelegancy
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of inelegancy
First recorded in 1720–30; ineleg(ant) + -ancy
Example Sentences
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The vulgarity is not the vulgarity of the vulgar—the inelegancy is not the spontaneous rudeness of the ill-bred—any more than its doctrine of nature is the doctrine of the unlearned.
From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia
His vanity is sure to be speedily checked, and first of all by his private tutor, who "slangs" him for a mistake here or an inelegancy there.—Ibid., p.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
Those who had found inelegancy and indecency in the previous productions of the painter, would still discover the same defects in the masterpiece he now submitted to the public.
From Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
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