Inelegance
Nouns
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inelegance
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stiffness etc. adj.
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unlettered Muse" [Gray]
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barbarism
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slang etc. Neologism
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solecism etc. Solecism
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mannerism etc. (affectation) Affectation
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euphuism
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fustian etc. Ornament
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cacophony
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words that break the teeth, words that dislocate the jaw
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marinism.
Adjectives
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inelegant, graceless, ungraceful
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harsh, abrupt
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dry, stiff, cramped, formal
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forced, labored
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artificial, mannered, ponderous
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awkward, uncourtly, unpolished
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turgid etc. Ornament
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affected, euphuistic
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barbarous, uncouth, grotesque, rude, crude, halting
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offensive to ears polite.