Meanings
adverbinelegantly (comparative more inelegantly, superlative most inelegantly)
comparative more inelegantly · superlative most inelegantly
- In an inelegant manner.
Seianus lay inelegantly on his couch because of his bulk.
1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 84
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwithout elegance
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Czech neelegantně
- neelegantněin an inelegant manner
French inélégamment
- inélégammentin an inelegant manner
Greek άγαρμπα
- άγαρμπα (ágarmpa)in an inelegant manner
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Chicago
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