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
Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Shock can be great even when done for shock’s sake, but when it’s clumsily smashed against an otherwise serious story, both elements are weakened by the awkward, inelegant force at which they collide.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
In a single-star review, the Guardian's Benjamin Lee called the film "as dumb and schlocky as the worst of the genre, with lousy network TV effects, uninvolving action and unfunny and inelegant dialogue".
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
He supposed he’d have to learn to write in cursive if he became a scythe, but right now he’d be stuck with inelegant, sloppy printing.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
