Inelegant
adjective
Not stylish, graceful, or beautiful; poorly made or done.
She wore an inelegant dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- inelegant solution
- inelegant design
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Disapproving
adjective
Not showing good taste; not polite or appropriate.
His crude, inelegant humor didn't impress anyone.
Often appears as...
- inelegant language
- inelegant behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Not practical, clear, or efficient; not smooth.
The code is functional but inelegant.
Often appears as...
- inelegant coding
- inelegant system
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Disapproving
Technical
adjective
Not stylish, graceful, or beautiful; poorly made or done.
She wore an inelegant dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- inelegant solution
- inelegant design
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not showing good taste; not polite or appropriate.
His crude, inelegant humor didn't impress anyone.
Often appears as...
- inelegant language
- inelegant behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not practical, clear, or efficient; not smooth.
The code is functional but inelegant.
Often appears as...
- inelegant coding
- inelegant system
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Misstep
Use 'inelegant' to describe fashion that lacks taste or sophistication, often suggesting a faux pas.
Despite the grand setting, his inelegant attire stood out awkwardly.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Critique
'Inelegant' can express that artwork or performances lack refinement or delicacy.
The sculpture's inelegant proportions disappointed the critics.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be mindful when describing cultural products or customs as 'inelegant'; it may be offensive.
Calling traditional dances inelegant can be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Misstep
Use 'inelegant' to describe fashion that lacks taste or sophistication, often suggesting a faux pas.
Despite the grand setting, his inelegant attire stood out awkwardly.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Critique
'Inelegant' can express that artwork or performances lack refinement or delicacy.
The sculpture's inelegant proportions disappointed the critics.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be mindful when describing cultural products or customs as 'inelegant'; it may be offensive.
Calling traditional dances inelegant can be seen as disrespectful.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Misstep
Use 'inelegant' to describe fashion that lacks taste or sophistication, often suggesting a faux pas.
Despite the grand setting, his inelegant attire stood out awkwardly.
Pro Tip 2/3Artistic Critique
'Inelegant' can express that artwork or performances lack refinement or delicacy.
The sculpture's inelegant proportions disappointed the critics.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be mindful when describing cultural products or customs as 'inelegant'; it may be offensive.
Calling traditional dances inelegant can be seen as disrespectful.
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Are China and the US...
At the head of the horsehoe are the really serious pooh-bahs, and down the end of the horseshoe are the not-so-serious pooh-bahs, the junior woodchucks like me. And so the ambassador began with this inelegant phrase. He said, "China and Australia are currently enjoying a relationship
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Mozart Helps Me Think PIPE...
but it makes it quite difficult to concentrate. Apologies. Mozart helps me think. I'm not sure this assignment requires much thought. Well, not if we were to follow these inelegant instructions.
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Are China and the US...
At the head of the horsehoe are the really serious pooh-bahs, and down the end of the horseshoe are the not-so-serious pooh-bahs, the junior woodchucks like me. And so the ambassador began with this inelegant phrase. He said, "China and Australia are currently enjoying a relationship
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Mozart Helps Me Think PIPE...
but it makes it quite difficult to concentrate. Apologies. Mozart helps me think. I'm not sure this assignment requires much thought. Well, not if we were to follow these inelegant instructions.
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Quote examples
James Surowiecki
American Journalist
What corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for a given product into a commodity market, which is characterized by declining prices and profit margins, increasing competition, and lowered barriers to entry.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
I hoped the dramatic power of the play would rest on that tension between elegant structure - the underlying plan is that you see the first and last meeting of every couple in the play - and inelegant emotion.
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Om Malik
Indian Writer
QR codes have always been a kind of half-measure, a useful but inelegant transitional technology; the ultimate goal is augmented reality.
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James Surowiecki
American Journalist
What corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for a given product into a commodity market, which is characterized by declining prices and profit margins, increasing competition, and lowered barriers to entry.
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Patrick Marber
English Writer
I hoped the dramatic power of the play would rest on that tension between elegant structure - the underlying plan is that you see the first and last meeting of every couple in the play - and inelegant emotion.
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Om Malik
Indian Writer
QR codes have always been a kind of half-measure, a useful but inelegant transitional technology; the ultimate goal is augmented reality.
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