inelegant
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Or that the domestic-romantic subplot dropped into the middle of hostage negotiations doesn’t make for an inelegant construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Shock can be great even when done for shock’s sake, but when it’s clumsily smashed against an otherwise serious story, both elements are weakened by the awkward, inelegant force at which they collide.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2025
Hence the event's rather convoluted and inelegant official title.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Lexie perched at the counter, inelegant in sweatpants and a tee, hair clipped in an untidy bun, picking sesame seeds off a bagel.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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