ungraceful
pronunciation
How to pronounce ungraceful in British English:
UK ['ʌn'greɪsfəl]
How to pronounce ungraceful in American English:
US [ʌn'greɪsfəl]
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- Adjective:
- lacking grace; clumsy
Word Origin
- ungraceful (adj.)
- 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + graceful. Related: ungracefully.
Example
- 1. Without modesty beauty is ungraceful and wit detestable .
- 2. Most of people are so ungraceful to be alive , but not you , not anymore .
- 3. Most of us would probably not be as ungraceful as this man , but we might push our partner away in more subtle ways .
- 4. The ungraceful departure of former ceo scott thompson , who was accused of lying on his resume , was only the most recent event in the hr soap opera .