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graceless

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grace⋅less

  [greys-lis]
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–adjective
1. lacking grace, pleasing elegance, or charm.
2. without any sense of right or propriety.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see grace, -less

Related forms:
grace⋅less⋅ly, adverb
grace⋅less⋅ness, noun
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grace·less   (grās'lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Lacking grace; clumsy.

  2. Having or exhibiting no sense of propriety or decency.

  3. Inferior or clumsy in treatment or performance: a graceless production of the play.

grace'less·ly adv., grace'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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