inelegant
/ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/
inelegant adjective: not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
Adjective
inelegant (comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)
- Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
- There was still time amid the drama for Ashley Cole to almost mark his 97th cap with a goal but the erratic Pyatov made a fine recovery save after another inelegant attempt to deal with a cross.2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
inelegant meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
inelegant in Urdu
- بدنما, بےڈھنگا, بےڈول, بھدا, بھونڈا, خام
inelegant in Malayalam
- unsophisticated, unrefined, uncouth
- ഹൃദ്യമല്ലാത്ത, സംസ്കാരമില്ലാത്ത, അവലക്ഷണമായ, വിരൂപമായ, സഭ്യമല്ലാത്ത, പരിഷ്കാരമേശാത്ത
- ungainly, graceless, ungraceful
- ഭംഗിയില്ലാത്ത, അഴകില്ലാത്ത, മനോജ്ഞമല്ലാത്ത, മര്യാദാഹീനമായ, അവലക്ഷണ, വൃത്തികെട്ട
inelegant in Kannada
- ಲಾವಣ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಸೊಬಗಿಲ್ಲದ, ಅಂದಚಂದವಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಯನಾಜೂಕಿಲ್ಲದ, ಒಪ್ಪಓರಣವಿಲ್ಲದ, ಒಪ್ಪವಿಲ್ಲದ
Synonyms of inelegant
Forms of inelegant
| comparative | more inelegant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inelegant |
| alternative form | unelegant |
Origin of inelegant
From Middle French inélégant, from Latin inēlegāns; equivalent to in- + elegant.
Words formed from inelegant
Questions about inelegant
- What does inelegant mean?
- Inelegant means not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
- What is inelegant in Urdu?
- Inelegant in Urdu is بدنما, بےڈھنگا, بےڈول. See Inelegant meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is inelegant?
- Inelegant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inelegant?
- Inelegant is pronounced /ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/.
Words near inelegant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inelegant (page history and authors); inelegant (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inelegant (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inelegant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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