inelegant

[in-el-i-guhnt]

adjective

1. not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.

inelegant

/ ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt /

adjective

1. lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless

2. coarse or crude

Other Word Forms

• inelegantly adverb
• inelegance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inelegant¹

First recorded in 1500–10, inelegant is from the Latin word inēlegant- (stem of inēlegāns ). See in- ³, elegant

Example Sentences

Hence the event's rather convoluted and inelegant official title.

From BBC

But the controversy over Newsom’s inelegant statement goes to the heart of the Democratic divide right now.

From Los Angeles Times

Plenty of the twists leading up to the last episode are idiotic, including a few scenes relying on CGI distractingly inelegant enough to border on repulsive.

From Salon

“This whole angled camera thing is very weird. It’s inelegant. It’s strange.”

From Los Angeles Times

His change of mind on New Zealand's haka – which he initially branded "ridiculous" earlier this month – was just the latest inelegant public u-turn.

From BBC