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graceless Definition

grace·less (grās′lis)

adjective

  1. lacking any sense of what is right or proper
  2. without grace; clumsy or inelegant

graceless Related Forms

grace′·lessly adverb grace′·less·ness noun

graceless Synonyms

graceless

modif.

  1. Rude

    corrupt, shameless, uncouth; see rude 1, 2.

  2. Awkward

    clumsy, inept, inelegant; see awkward 1.

graceless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • man: He is the most graceless man I have ever known.
  • culture: In our increasingly graceless culture, where can we find the motivation to give?

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: In our increasingly graceless culture, where can we find the motivation to give?
  • rather: He went on television and talked and talked, and ended up saying some rather graceless and foolish things.
  • so: It seems to me that they are so graceless and unbending.

Browse dictionary entries near graceless

  1. ‹ gracefully
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  4. ‹ grace note
  5. ‹ grace cup
  6. ‹ grace
  7. ‹ Gracchus
  8. ‹ graben
  9. ‹ grabby
  10. ‹ grabble
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