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comparative more inelegant, superlative most inelegant
Not elegant; not exhibiting neatness, refinement, or precision. quotations examples
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.
2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport