"inelegantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more inelegantly [comparative], most inelegantly [superlative]
Etymology: inelegant + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inelegant|ly}} inelegant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} inelegantly (comparative more inelegantly, superlative most inelegantly)
  1. In an inelegant manner. Translations (in an inelegant manner): neelegantně (Czech), inélégamment (French), άγαρμπα (ágarmpa) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-inelegantly-en-adv-DiKHnVvR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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