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Clumsy or awkward in nature

Having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement

Lacking in style or good taste

Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful

(especially of a garment) Lacking a distinctive or attractive shape

Using repetition or excessive wordiness

Not flowing smoothly, especially of speech or writing

Wicked or immoral in nature

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Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in nature

with two left feet

like a bull in a china shop

all fingers and thumbs

unsophisticated

having two left feet

having two left hands

out of your depth

socially awkward

socially unsure

nonprofessional

not up to scratch

not cut out for

rough-and-tumble

straightforward

not good enough

lacking ability

not up to snuff

leaving much to be desired

unable to do something for toffee

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“The practice of employing the thumb in commencing such musical scales should not be utilized too early, for the result will be inelegant execution.”

Adjective

Having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement

unsophisticated

lacking in social graces

rough-and-ready

socially awkward

rough and ready

undiscriminating

near the knuckle

socially unsure

rough-and-tumble

close to the bone

socially lacking

lacking in social grace

socially anxious

socially incompetent

beyond the pale

cobbled together

low-down-and-dirty

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“Overweight from an unhealthy diet that included a constant supply of sweets, Hanna strode quickly and purposefully with an inelegant gait.”

Adjective

Lacking in style or good taste

not fashionable

unsophisticated

behind the times

backward-looking

horse-and-buggy

on its last legs

horse and buggy

of the old school

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

no longer fashionable

out of commission

past its sell-by date

no longer in fashion

old as Methuselah

old as the hills

becoming obsolete

going out of use

going out of fashion

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“The room was furnished only with a few inelegant chairs and some cheap metal desks.”

Adjective

Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beneath one's dignity

lacking dignity

disadvantageous

beyond the pale

unfavourable^UK

disproportionate

lacking in propriety

out of character

against the rules

not quite the thing

contrary to the rules

uncomplimentary

inappropriate to

out of its element

not good enough

out of place with

out of character with

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

not the done thing

not designed for

not up to scratch

not good enough for

discountenancing

dishonouring^UK

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Adjective

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful

spindle-shanked

loosely jointed

like a bag of bones

all skin and bones

as thin as a rake

looking like a bag of bones

like a skeleton

like a matchstick

as thin as a reed

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Adjective

(especially of a garment) Lacking a distinctive or attractive shape

ill-proportioned

Adjective

Using repetition or excessive wordiness

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

circumlocutional

circumlocuitous

circumlocutious

with the gift of the gab

having kissed the Blarney stone

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the blarney stone

full of hot air

having kissed the Blarney Stone

excessively communicative

running on at the mouth

blessed with the gift of the gab

difficult to follow

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Adjective

Not flowing smoothly, especially of speech or writing

Adjective

Wicked or immoral in nature

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

Mephistophelian

good-for-nothing

highly improper

under-the-table

against the law

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

gone to the dogs

double-crossing

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