inelegant
Example Sentences
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As designed by David Rockwell, it’s sumptuously drenched in Art Deco, a pristinely elegant background in amusing contrast to the farcically inelegant events that take place in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The necessary but perhaps inelegant design earned the Space Shuttle its own nickname: the “flying brick.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Hence the event's rather convoluted and inelegant official title.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
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
Its blade was dark, inelegant; the textured skin that covered the hilt was nearly black, as though many hands had held it over the decades.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
