inelegances

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inelegances - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Inelegance \In*el"e*gance\, Inelegancy \In*el"e*gan*cy\, n.; pl.
     Inelegances, Inelegancies. [L. inelegantia: cf. F.
     in['e]l['e]gance.]
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     1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace;
        lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language,
        composition, or manners.
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              The notorious inelegance of her figure. --T. Hook.
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     2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary
        composition.
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