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ungraceful

ungraceful adjective: not graceful; lacking grace.

Adjective

ungraceful (comparative more ungraceful, superlative most ungraceful)

  1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Not graceful; lacking grace.
    Synonyms:
    graceless

Synonyms of ungraceful

Forms of ungraceful

comparativemore ungraceful
superlativemost ungraceful

Origin of ungraceful

From un- + graceful.

Words formed from ungraceful

Questions about ungraceful

What does ungraceful mean?
Ungraceful means not graceful; lacking grace.
What part of speech is ungraceful?
Ungraceful is an adjective.

Words near ungraceful in the dictionary

  1. ungrabbed
  2. ungrabbing
  3. ungrabs
  4. ungrace
  5. ungraced
  6. ungraceful
  7. ungracefully
  8. ungracefulness
  9. ungraces
  10. ungracing
  11. ungracious

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