inelegance
Roget-categorie 579
4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties› 4.10. Means of communicating ideas
›› 4.10.2. Conventional means
#579.
Inelegance
zelfstandig naamwoord
inelegance —
stiffness
etc.
adj. —
unlettered Muse"
[Gray];
barbarism —
slang
etc.
563 —
solecism
etc.
568 —
mannerism
etc.
(affectation)
855 —
euphuism† —
fustian
etc.
577 —
cacophony —
words that break the teeth,
words that dislocate the jaw —
marinism†.
werkwoord
be inelegant
etc.
adj..
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
inelegant,
graceless,
ungraceful —
harsh,
abrupt —
dry,
stiff,
cramped,
formal,
guinde [Fr.] —
forced,
labored —
artificial,
mannered,
ponderous —
awkward,
uncourtly†,
unpolished —
turgid
etc.
577 —
affected,
euphuistic† —
barbarous,
uncouth,
grotesque,
rude,
crude,
halting —
offensive to ears polite.
2.
Spoken Language
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