1
: lacking in divine grace : immoral, unregenerate
2
a
: lacking a sense of propriety
a graceless accusation
b
: devoid of attractive qualities
3
: artistically inept or unbeautiful
graceless dancing
gracelessly
adverb
gracelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of graceless in a Sentence
Her writing can be graceless and awkward at times.
a graceless person who was a butterfingered lout when it came to playing basketball
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Trump’s remarks were monumentally graceless, showing again the emptiness of his character.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Still, Trump should want her endorsement and should be trying to woo her — and those voters — instead of engaging in his typically graceless behavior.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024
In a neighborhood filled with exceptional civic architecture, the building looked all the more graceless beside Arthur Erickson’s monumental Canadian Embassy and across the street from John Russell Pope’s magisterial National Gallery of Art and I.M. Pei’s East Building.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The other band members were gracious and discreet, but enough was said to leave the impression of a faintly aristocratic Reed who was graceless and intransigent.
—Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Still, Trump should want her endorsement and should be trying to woo her — and those voters — instead of engaging in his typically graceless behavior.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2024
In a neighborhood filled with exceptional civic architecture, the building looked all the more graceless beside Arthur Erickson’s monumental Canadian Embassy and across the street from John Russell Pope’s magisterial National Gallery of Art and I.M. Pei’s East Building.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
The other band members were gracious and discreet, but enough was said to leave the impression of a faintly aristocratic Reed who was graceless and intransigent.
—Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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“Graceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/graceless. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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graceless
adjective
grace·less
ˈgrā-sləs 
: having no grace, charm, or elegance
especially
: showing lack of feeling for what is fitting
graceless behavior
gracelessly
adverb
gracelessness
noun
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