ungraceful
adjective
lacking charm or elegance; awkward.
ungracefulness
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a word derived from
ungraceful.
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless so clumsy a beau, that thou seemest to me to owe thyself a double spite, making thy ungracefulness appear the more ungraceful, by thy remarkable tawdriness, when thou art out of mourning.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 7 by Samuel Richardson
The want of this harmony occasions the ungracefulness of their paces, the difficulty of their movements; in a word, all the obstacles to a good education.
From New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. by F. Baucher
The fact that he was tall profited him nothing, for it merely emphasised the extreme ungracefulness of his figure.
From Stories by English Authors: The Orient (Selected by Scribners) by Morley Roberts
Mrs. Venables spoke to her quite sharply for once on the subject of limitations of interest and ungracefulness of speech.
From The Furnace by Dame Rose Macaulay
And this change came about without expostulations, reproach, or explanation, just by the turning of a key; and even this was the merest symbol, employed once only, to save the ungracefulness of words.
From Fraternity by John Galsworthy
