ungraceful

adjective

un·​grace·​ful ˌən-ˈgrās-fəl How to pronounce ungraceful (audio)
Synonyms of ungracefulnext
: lacking grace : not graceful
ungraceful movements
an ungraceful dancer
ungracefully
ˌən-ˈgrās-fə-lē How to pronounce ungraceful (audio)
adverb
moving ungracefully

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an ungraceful but well-meaning hostess
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For his part, Harman chooses allegiance to sentences so ungraceful that Kafka, as Coetzee suggests, might have written them in his sleep. — Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024 Is there an ungraceful way to age? — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 23 June 2022

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First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ungraceful was in 1652

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“Ungraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungraceful. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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