gracelessly

adverb

as in clumsily

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Recent Examples of gracelessly This kind of beauty has nothing to do with perfection, which is distributed so arbitrarily and approximated so gracelessly. — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gracelessly
  1. clumsily
  2. ineptly
  3. awkwardly
Adverb
  • This is yet another movie that aims rather clumsily for shock value by dwelling on consumption and meat, like many a grisly eating-disorder horror opus of late.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The men’s styles collide clumsily with Nashville’s party people, who are at least a decade younger and many drinks deeper.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of clumsily
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  • The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of ineptly
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  • There will be no points deduction for the secret payments in the Roman Abramovich era that, rather awkwardly, helped to put Chelsea into such a position that £10m is the kind of money inside Stamford Bridge to be shrugged at.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As Cifaldi and his companions started hiking out, the pole awkwardly sticking out of his side, Stillwater County Search and Rescue team commander Ty Williams monitored the group's progress via a dispatcher who took calls from the group.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of awkwardly

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