adverb
- in a way that lacks grace, refinement, or beauty; clumsily or awkwardly
Examples
- She stumbled inelegantly down the stairs in her high heels.
- The dancer moved inelegantly across the stage, missing several steps.
- He inelegantly wolfed down his dinner without using proper utensils.
- The building was inelegantly designed with mismatched architectural elements.
- She inelegantly interrupted the speaker mid-sentence.
- The solution worked but was inelegantly coded with unnecessary complexity.