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Meanings of elegantly in English

Portuguese
de forma elegante

With elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner.

de forma elegante
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Examples for "inelegantly"
Examples for "inelegantly"
1
If they spoke our language, they spoke it inelegantly and with effort.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
2
The self-created government of nine had mauled, inelegantly, to a point of consensus.
The Guardian
3
Some scripts, quite inelegantly, concerned a magician presenting a magic show.
Hiding the Elephant
4
It is a drama in the epick style, inelegantly splendid, and tediously instructive.
Lives of the Poets, Volume 1
5
It is a drama in the epic style, inelegantly splendid, and tediously instructive.
Lives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley
Usage of elegantly in English
1
I speak beautiful English with an accent lilting elegantly across English shires.
The Irish Times
2
He turned elegantly toward his goal, ready to build yet another attack.
The Irish Times
3
Faraday's story is elegantly told by James Hamilton in this new biography.
The Irish Times
4
Strange elegantly blends a sense of period with compelling emotion and excitement.
The Guardian
5
He did not know whether they had been pronounced elegantly or tortured.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
6
Right on time, a slight, elegantly dressed woman steps into the lobby.
The Guardian
7
Mr. Justice Macaulay, in moving the third resolution, thus elegantly expressed himself:
The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B. / Intersper...
8
Scratch A wise philosopher said elegantly: In all things make haste slowly.
The Follies of Love
9
They dined elegantly, drank expensive French wine and overindulged in Mar- tel.
Terminal Compromise
10
And she returned it to the merchant with many elegantly expressed thanks.
The Art of the Story-Teller
11
When the romance waned, they had to know how to leave elegantly.
The cottage
12
He carried himself grandly, and was elegantly clad in a frac noir.
She Stands Accused
13
But I have yet to see something that clears these hurdles elegantly.
Wired
14
Their church is elegantly contrived, but kept in a very dirty condition.
Travels through France and Italy
15
Michelle wears power like an Isabel Toledo pantsuit, exquisitely, elegantly and effortlessly.
Ebony
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Few directors since John Millius have painted so elegantly with raw testosterone.
The Irish Times
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Elegantly through the time
Elegantly across language varieties
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