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elegant

[el-i-guhnt] / ˈɛl ɪ gənt /


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The character design, which borrows from anime, is elegant and a little odd — hands and feet are drawn tiny, which has the paradoxical effect of drawing your attention, making them more expressive.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

It was not an elegant meal, exactly, but I remember feeling immensely industrious.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

This was the elegant Netherlands forward at his best, not just by making two goals, but with his all-round performance.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

But the particularities of the sport outside its elegant, digestible, quadrennial national context were always too byzantine to wrap my head around.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Hers was the most elegant, porcelain thing I have ever seen.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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