inelegantly
- a word derived from inelegant.
Example Sentences
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The creature, rather inelegantly named “The Invincible Brush Man” by the Ontario Daily Report, seemed oddly drawn to noisy racetracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
This is where I had to dive in with both hands to inelegantly get at the beef.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
But there are tributes and pandering, and a few of those direct lifts are placed within the plot as inelegantly as you can imagine.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2021
I remember inelegantly shoving it into our early introductions, unprompted.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2020
Though she was wearing the fairy cloak, she wore no jewels, and her hair was inelegantly short.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
