inelegance
111dowdy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frumpy, frowsy, down at the heels; inelegant, old fashioned. See inelegance, vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frumpy, unfashionable, drab, untidy, slovenly, frowzy, tacky, shabby, homely,… …
112elegance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Good taste Nouns 1. elegance, refinement, ease, grace, gracefulness, polish, finish, good taste, harmonious simplicity, rhythm, harmony, symmetry. See beauty.See affectation. 2. [good] style, euphony,… …
113graceless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ungracious, tactless; inept, awkward, clumsy, ungainly; inelegant; sinful, corrupt. See ugliness, irreligion, impenitence, inelegance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rude] Syn. corrupt, shameless,… …
114gross — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bulky, large, fat, obese; coarse, crass; brutish, callous, unrefined, insensitive; vulgar, crude, obscene; total, whole; flagrant. See vulgarity, size, impurity, inelegance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1 …
115grotesque — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strange, unnatural, abnormal; bizarre, fantastic, odd; misshapen, distorted. See unconformity, distortion, inelegance, ugliness. Ant., common, normal. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ludicrously… …
116harsh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. acrimonious, ungenial, severe, rough, ungracious; sharp, sour; discordant, hoarse, grating; brutal, heartless, cruel; austere, stern; rigorous, hard. See discourtesy, discord, severity,… …
117inept — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. incompetent, unskilled, clumsy, all thumbs. See unskillfulness, folly, inelegance. Ant., skillful. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unsuitable] Syn. not adapted, inappropriate, out of place; see unfit 2 …
118labored — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heavy, difficult; stiff, formal, unnatural. See difficulty, inelegance.Ant., easy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forced, strained, heavy; see difficult 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. strained,… …
119ponderous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. heavy, weighty, bulky, massive; tedious. See gravity, inelegance.Ant., light, weightless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. heavy, dull, weighty, lifeless; see heavy 1 , indifferent 1 . See Synonym Study… …
120rude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. barbarous, crude, primitive, rough, rustic; harsh, rugged; coarse, uncouth; discourteous, uncivil, insolent. See vulgarity, courtesy, inelegance, formlessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Boorish]… …
