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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

Lacking in or damaging to dignity

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful

Of, relating to, or using tautology

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

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

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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

undiscriminating

rough-and-ready

near the knuckle

socially unsure

close to the bone

rough-and-tumble

socially lacking

lacking in social grace

socially anxious

socially incompetent

beyond the pale

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

unsophisticated

not fashionable

behind the times

backward-looking

horse-and-buggy

of the old school

on its last legs

horse and buggy

out of commission

no longer in use

fallen into disuse

no longer fashionable

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

Lacking in or damaging to dignity

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

lacking dignity

beneath one's dignity

uncomplimentary

unworthy of one

infra indignitatem

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

Of, relating to, or using tautology

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

full of hot air

hyperventilated

having kissed the blarney stone

seemingly endless

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

blessed with the gift of the gab

forever and a day

excessively communicative

unstraightforward

difficult to follow

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Adjective

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

ill-proportioned

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

unsportsmanlike

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

gone to the dogs

double-crossing

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