Ungracefully

Ungracefully
Ungraceful Un*grace"ful, a. Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful manners; ungraceful speech. [1913 Webster]

The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful trunk. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*grace"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*grace"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • ungracefully — adverb without grace; rigidly they moved woodenly • Syn: ↑ungraciously, ↑gracelessly, ↑woodenly • Ant: ↑gracefully, ↑graciously (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ungraceful — ungracefully, adv. ungracefulness, n. /un grays feuhl/, adj. lacking charm or elegance; awkward. [1660 70; UN 1 + GRACEFUL] * * * …   Universalium

  • gracelessly — adverb 1. without grace; rigidly they moved woodenly • Syn: ↑ungraciously, ↑ungracefully, ↑woodenly • Ant: ↑gracefully (for: ↑ungracefully), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ungraciously — adverb without grace; rigidly they moved woodenly • Syn: ↑ungracefully, ↑gracelessly, ↑woodenly • Ant: ↑gracefully (for: ↑ungracefully), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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