First Known Use: circa 1570
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inelegant
adjective in·el·e·gant \-gənt\
: not graceful, attractive, or polite : not elegant
Full Definition of INELEGANT
: lacking in refinement, grace, or good taste
— in·el·e·gant·ly adverb
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Origin of INELEGANT
Middle French, from Latin inelegant-, inelegans, from in- + elegant-, elegans elegant
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