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graceless

gra·ce·less

UK/ˈɡɹeɪsləs/ US/ˈɡreɪslʌs/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

lacking graciousness

  • “a totally graceless hostess”
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2.

lacking grace; clumsy

  • “a graceless production of the play”
  • “his stature low...his bearing ungraceful” Sir Walter Scott
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3.

lacking social polish

  • “too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate”
  • “their excellent manners always made me feel gauche”
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Origin

From Middle English graceles; equivalent to grace + -less.

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