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GRACELESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking social polish
Example:
their excellent manners always made me feel gauche
Synonyms:
gauche; graceless; unpolished
Classified under:
Similar:
inelegant (lacking in refinement or grace or good taste)
Derivation:
gracelessness (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking grace; clumsy
Example:
his stature low...his bearing ungraceful
Synonyms:
graceless; ungraceful
Classified under:
Similar:
awkward (lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance)
Derivation:
gracelessness (the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Lacking graciousness
Example:
a totally graceless hostess
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
ungracious (lacking charm and good taste)
