inelegancy

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A form of inelegance — The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.

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Meanings

nouninelegancy (countable and uncountable, plural inelegancies)

plural inelegancies

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of inelegance.

Origin

From in- + elegancy.

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Cite this entry
APA

inelegancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelegancy

MLA

“inelegancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelegancy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inelegancy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inelegancy.

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