ungraceful

[ uhn-greys-fuhl ]

adjective

1. lacking charm or elegance; awkward.

Other Words From

• un·graceful·ly adverb
• un·graceful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungraceful¹

First recorded in 1660–70; un- ¹ + graceful

Example Sentences

She lurched, uttering an ungraceful “Hurk!” as she pitched forward.

From Literature

Anastasia, at sixteen, was “short and stout, the only ungraceful member of the family,” claimed Gibbes.

From Literature

Rusty brown hair scrambled every which way on her head, and she walked with an ungraceful limp.

From Literature

Occasionally, the dialogue is ungraceful in connecting the lines between past and present.

From Washington Post

She sat low at the instrument, and the lines of her body settled into ungraceful curves and angles that gave it an appearance of deformity.

From Literature