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inelegant

[in-el-i-guhnt] / ɪnˈɛl ɪ gənt /


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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

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

As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2023

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




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