as in sloppily
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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.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelegantly
sloppily
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This time, Attorney General Pam Bondi has gone along with efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James—but the department handled the cases so sloppily that a district court has already thrown them out.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Knicks were down one at that point, sloppily holding their own in a game Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each missed due to right ankle ailments.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Inelegantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelegantly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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