ungraceful

/'ʌn'greisful/

Thân thiện

She moved in an ungraceful manner while trying to carry the large box.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Lacking grace or elegance in movement, form, or manner: Describes something or someone that appears awkward, clumsy, or not smooth.
   • Not aesthetically pleasing or refined: Can refer to an action, performance, or object that is inelegant or poorly executed.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The dancer's movements were surprisingly ungraceful for a professional.
  • He made an ungraceful attempt to catch the ball, tripping over his own feet.
  • The furniture design was criticized for its bulky and ungraceful lines.

Advanced Usage

• "to be ungraceful in": to lack grace specifically in a certain action or area.
  • She is ungraceful in social situations, often saying the wrong thing.
• Used to describe abstract concepts like speech or writing style.
  • The transition between chapters was ungraceful and disrupted the narrative flow.

Variants and Related Words

• Graceless (adj): Often used synonymously with 'ungraceful' to mean lacking grace, elegance, or charm.
• Awkward (adj): Similar in meaning, emphasizing a lack of coordination or ease.
• Clumsy (adj): Emphasizes a tendency to drop things or move in an uncontrolled way.

Synonyms

• Clumsy
• Awkward
• Graceless
• Inelegant
• Ungainly

Antonyms

• Graceful
• Elegant
• Nimble
• Agile
• Poised

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "An ungraceful exit": Leaving a situation in an awkward or embarrassing manner.
  • After his controversial remarks, he made an ungraceful exit from the press conference.
• "Ungraceful as a newborn foal": A simile comparing someone's awkwardness to that of a young animal learning to walk.
  • On the ice skates for the first time, he was as ungraceful as a newborn foal.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. lacking grace; clumsy
   • a graceless production of the play
   • his stature low...his bearing ungraceful- Sir Walter Scott

Từ đồng nghĩa

• graceless