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 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

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