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Meanings of very inelegant in English

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Usage of very inelegant in English
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To take a bone in the fingers for the purpose of picking it, is looked upon as being very inelegant.
Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
2
She had little taste in dress, and would have made a very inelegant appearance had she not been well advised.
Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Volume 08
3
The poor lady pointed a finger at Ruth, and spluttered (there is no more elegant word for the very inelegant exhibition),-
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
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It is very inelegant, however-indeed ,vulgar- toplacethejoined hands against the gentleman's side or hip; they should be kept clear of the body.
Manners and Social Usages
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Wipe your lips before and after drinking, and do not breathe too loudly then or at any other time, for that is very inelegant.
George Washington's Rules of Civility / Traced to their Sources ...
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