inelegant

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Warsh called that measure a “rough swag” or inelegant approximation because it leaves in too many other one-off distortions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The victory was inelegant, but this wasn’t about style.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 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

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