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inelegantly

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Recent Examples of inelegantly In the photo, Trump is inelegantly eating spaghetti next to King Charles III, who is holding a piece of paper and speaking. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelegantly
sloppily
Adverb
  • Criticism rained down on the city from animal rights groups and residents fearful of seeing animals being sloppily butchered in broad daylight in their neighbor’s yard.
    John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025

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“Inelegantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelegantly. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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