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inelegant

American  
[in-el-i-guhnt] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ gənt /

adjective

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

inelegant British  
/ ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt /

adjective

  1. lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless

  2. coarse or crude

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Other Word Forms

  • inelegance noun
  • inelegantly adverb

Etymology

Origin of inelegant

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

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