ungraceful

  • 11ungraceful — a. Stiff, constrained, awkward, clumsy, inelegant, ungainly, uncouth, gawky …

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  • 12ungraceful — un·graceful …

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  • 13ungraceful — /ʌnˈgreɪsfəl/ (say un graysfuhl) adjective not graceful; lacking grace or elegance; clumsy; awkward. –ungracefully, adverb –ungracefulness, noun …

  • 14ungraceful — adj. not graceful. Derivatives: ungracefully adv. ungracefulness n …

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  • 15Ungracefully — Ungraceful Un*grace ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster] The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk.… …

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  • 16Ungracefulness — Ungraceful Un*grace ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster] The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk.… …

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  • 17ungracefully — ungraceful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking in grace; clumsy. DERIVATIVES ungracefully adverb …

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  • 18awkward — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clumsy, ungraceful, ungainly; gauche; embarrassing. See unskillfulness, difficulty. Ant., adroit, dexterous. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unskillful] Syn. clumsy, inept, maladroit, ungainly,… …

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  • 19ungainly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. awkward, clumsy; gawky, ungraceful, lumbering; grotesque. See ugliness, unskillfulness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, gawky, inexpert; see awkward 1 , rude 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a …

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  • 20Awkward — Awk ward ([add]k we[ e]rd), a. [Awk + ward.] 1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an… …

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