inelegant
Example Sentences
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I suppose I mean overly aggressive, aerodynamically inelegant or otherwise looksmaxxed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The necessary but perhaps inelegant design earned the Space Shuttle its own nickname: the “flying brick.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Plenty of the twists leading up to the last episode are idiotic, including a few scenes relying on CGI distractingly inelegant enough to border on repulsive.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
His change of mind on New Zealand's haka – which he initially branded "ridiculous" earlier this month – was just the latest inelegant public u-turn.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Lexie perched at the counter, inelegant in sweatpants and a tee, hair clipped in an untidy bun, picking sesame seeds off a bagel.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
