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Webster 1913 Edition

Inelegant

In-el′e-gant

,
Adj.
[L.
inelegans
: cf. F.
inélégant
. See
In-
not, and
Elegant
.]
Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.
What order so contrived as not to mix
Tastes, not well joined,
inelegant
.
Milton.
It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and
inelegant
.
Blair.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inelegant

INEL'EGANT

,
Adj.
[L. inelegans; in and elegans, from the root of eligo, to choose.] Not elegant; wanting beauty or polish, as language, or refinement, as manners; wanting symmetry or ornament, as an edifice; in short, wanting in any thing which correct taste requires.

Definition 2025

inelegant

inelegant

See also: inélégant

English

Adjective

inelegant ‎(comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant)

  1. Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
      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.

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Etymology

From Middle French inélégant, from Latin inelegans; equivalent to in- +‎ elegant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈɛlɪɡənt/

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