-lə̇s adjective
Etymology: Middle English graceles, from grace + -les -less
1. : lacking grace: as
a. : unregenerate , depraved , wicked , impious
b. : devoid of a sense of propriety or seemliness or befitting one devoid of such a sense
a graceless and pushing person
a graceless and rude remark
c. : devoid of qualities or endowments that give charm or attractiveness
a lonely graceless factory girl — Current Biography
her body was thick and lumpish, as graceless as a bathtub — Ruth Park
: ugly
a graceless statue
: lacking graciousness
a totally graceless hostess
d. : devoid of the special artistic quality of fitness or proportion combined with ease and beauty of movement or expression
a graceless prose
2. obsolete : merciless , cruel
• grace·less·ly adverb
• grace·less·ness noun -es