GRACELESS


Meaning of GRACELESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ greɪsləs ]

1.

Something that is graceless is unattractive and not at all interesting or charming.

It was a massive, graceless house.

≠ graceful

ADJ

2.

A graceless movement is clumsy and uncontrolled.

...a graceless pirouette.

ADJ

• grace‧less‧ly

He dropped gracelessly into a chair opposite her.

ADV : ADV with v

3.

If you describe someone as graceless , you mean that their behaviour is impolite.

She couldn’t stand his blunt, graceless manner.

ADJ

• grace‧less‧ly

The task fell to Mr Harris to deliver this bad news. It was gracelessly done.

ADV : ADV with v

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