Inelegant
[in-el-i-guh nt] /ɪnˈɛl ɪ gənt/
adjective
1.
not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.
/ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/
adjective
1.
lacking in elegance or refinement; unpolished or graceless
2.
coarse or crude
adj.
c.1500, from French inélégant (15c.), from Latin inelegantem (nominative inelegans) “not choice, without taste, without judgment,” from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + elegans (see elegant). Related: Inelegantly; inelegance.
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