inelegant

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Warsh called that measure a “rough swag” or inelegant approximation because it leaves in too many other one-off distortions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Hence the event's rather convoluted and inelegant official title.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Nabulsi, unfortunately, muddles the story with multiple subplots, some inelegant acting and contrived English-language dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Plenty of the twists leading up to the last episode are idiotic, including a few scenes relying on CGI distractingly inelegant enough to border on repulsive.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

It seemed so American to her, flossing, that mechanical sliding of a string between teeth, inelegant and functional.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie