inelegant
/in'eligənt/
Definition
Adjective: - Lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste: Describes something that is awkward, clumsy, or not stylish in appearance, manner, or design.
Usage
The adjective "inelegant" is used to describe a wide range of things—from physical movements and objects to solutions, language, or behavior—that are perceived as crude, unpolished, or lacking sophistication. It often carries a slightly formal or critical tone.
Examples
- Describing a physical action or solution:
- His bow was quick and inelegant, but it served its purpose.
- The software fix was an inelegant but effective workaround for the bug.
- Describing appearance or style:
- The building's design was criticized as bulky and inelegant.
- She found the furniture in the waiting room to be purely functional and inelegant.
Advanced Usage
- "Inelegant" in technical or academic contexts: Often used to describe a solution, proof, or method that is functional but unnecessarily complicated, awkward, or lacking in simplicity and beauty.
- The mathematician dismissed the proof as valid but profoundly inelegant.
Variants and Related Words
- Inelegantly (adverb): In an inelegant manner.
- He inelegantly shoved the papers into his bag.
- Inelegance (noun): The quality or state of being inelegant.
- The inelegance of the proposal was its downfall.
Synonyms
- Graceless: Lacking grace, elegance, or charm.
- Clumsy: Awkward in movement or shape; not graceful.
- Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
- Crude: Constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way; not elegant.
- Gauche: Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Antonyms
- Elegant: Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
- Graceful: Having or showing grace or elegance.
- Refined: Elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste.
- Polished: Refined, sophisticated, or elegant.
Idioms and Phrases
- An inelegant truth: A fact or reality that is unpleasant, awkward, or difficult to accept, stated bluntly.
- The inelegant truth is that the project failed due to poor planning.
Adjective
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lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
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