inelegant
adjective
[ ɪnˈɛlɪɡ(ə)nt ]
• having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement.
• "he came skidding to an inelegant halt"
Similar:
unrefined,
uncouth,
unsophisticated,
unpolished,
uncultured,
uncultivated,
gauche,
crude,
ill-bred,
coarse,
vulgar,
rude,
impolite,
unmannerly,
ungraceful,
graceless,
ungainly,
uncoordinated,
gawky,
gangling,
awkward,
clumsy,
lumbering,
blundering,
inept,
unskilful,
inexpert,
with two left feet,
like a bull in a china shop,
Origin:
early 16th century: from French inélégant, from Latin inelegant-, from in- ‘not’ + Latin elegant- ‘fastidious, refined’ (see elegant).
