What does inelegant mean?
Definitions for inelegant
ɪnˈɛl ɪ gəntin·el·e·gant
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Princeton's WordNet
inelegantadjective
lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
Wiktionary
inelegantadjective
Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INELEGANTadjective
Etymology: inelegans, Lat.
What order, so contriv'd as not to mix
Tastes, not well join'd, inelegant, but bring
Taste after taste, upheld with kindliest change. John Milton.This very variety of sea and land, hill and dale, which is here reputed so inelegant and unbecoming, is indeed extremely charming and agreeable. John Woodward.
Modern criticks, having never read , but in low and inelegant translations, impute the meanness of the translation to the poet. William Broome, Notes on the Odyssey.
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inelegant
Inelegant generally refers to something that lacks grace, refinement, or sophistication in its appearance, style, or manner. It can also relate to a solution or method that is not neat, simple, or clever.
Webster Dictionary
Inelegantadjective
not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires
Etymology: [L. inelegans: cf. F. inlgant. See In- not, and Elegant.]
Anagrams for inelegant »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inelegant in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inelegant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of inelegant in a Sentence
You’re an inelegant, impolite, arrogant man. That’s why you’ll never get to the presidency of the republic.
If that [wage-price spiral] were to begin, that’s very difficult to put back in the would-be bottle after the fact, in trying to essentially dampen demand for workers through higher interest rates — a rather inelegant tool to try to achieve that result — they’re just trying to manage that risk.
Personally I'm not a big fan of the halo, i think it's an inelegant solution to the problem that it's trying to deal with.
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