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graceless

[ greys-lis ]

/ ˈgreɪs lɪs /

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adjective

lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm.

without any sense of right or propriety.

Origin of graceless

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at grace, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM graceless

grace·less·ly, adverb grace·less·ness, noun

Words nearby graceless

grace note, grace period, grace-and-favor, grace-and-favour, graceful, graceless, graces, gracias, gracile, gracilis, gracilis muscle

Example sentences from the Web for graceless

We all know LeBron is loathed for the graceless way in which he left the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Pro Sports’ Hero Deficit |Buzz Bissinger |July 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It is an incontinence of brilliance, graceless and aggressive, a glaring swagger.

Certain Personal Matters |H. G. Wells
But let not graceless man discover that it is used upon him.

Don Orsino |F. Marion Crawford
He had consorted with idle and graceless companions, and made himself a reproach to the authorities of the college.

Peter Binney |Archibald Marshall

We might be in the deserts of Libya instead of his most graceless Majesty's county of Wiltshire.'

Micah Clarke |Arthur Conan Doyle
The graceless creatures cry "hands off," and release him at once, while they lick up his spoils and carry it off to their home.

Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee |L. L. Langstroth

British Dictionary definitions for graceless

graceless

/ (ˈɡreɪslɪs) /

adjective

lacking any sense of right and wrong; depraved

lacking grace or excellence

Derived forms of graceless

gracelessly, adverb gracelessness, noun