| 单词 | inelegantly |
| 例句 | She fished inelegantly in the oilskin pouch and handed him the velvet package. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Though she was wearing the fairy cloak, she wore no jewels, and her hair was inelegantly short. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Lillian drank a cup of black coffee as she watched Bull inelegantly consume a plate of eggs, biscuits, and country ham. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the helix bulged and thinned inelegantly, like the Michelin Man in a wet suit. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z July was hot, as Diana had so inelegantly predicted. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Christ, I’m trying to make it”—he gestures inelegantly at the front of his pants—“go away.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Without fanfare, work on the Bevatron was halted and ramped up instead on the Materials Testing Accelerator, or MTA, as the new machine was inelegantly dubbed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I dodge and turn, but he expects the blow, and I have to stumble inelegantly back, blocking yet another heavy chop of his blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z These are people who murmur politely or blurt inelegantly until someone finally explodes in a profane tirade and becomes a YouTube folk hero. Tough luck leads to angsty laughs in ‘Sons of the Prophet’ 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Also stuffed not inelegantly between the microcosmic doings are several larger incidents that limn the bloody and brutal history of the two centuries, including South American totalitarianism, European pogroms and the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. Review | Bibliophiles love the mystery of a missing manuscript. ‘The Lost Book of Adana Moreau’ is just what they’re looking for. 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Dinners in Argentina are eaten late, so assuage your hunger with a stop at a shabby white food truck with “jamón crudo” inelegantly scrawled along the side. 36 Hours in Mendoza, Argentina 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The vaguest semblance of a plot leads Vikar down a cinematic rabbithole, to discover what he inelegantly refers to as “a movie hidden within all other movies”. Zero stars: is James Franco's starry Zeroville the worst film of 2019? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z However inelegantly phrased, it’s a possibility that Ackerman doesn’t really address. ‘Reign of Terror’ Brilliantly Traces the Course From 9/11 to President Trump 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z There's some solid noir atmosphere, courtesy of cinematographer Paul Cameron, but the tension finally bursts as inelegantly as it was manufactured. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2013-03-08T13:41:08Z As I had read, it came with a load of just-fried French fries dumped on top, and wrapped inelegantly in white paper. A $100 Weekend in Chicago 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z And second, his story was inelegantly told, to say the least, packed with a mind-numbing variety of clichés and platitudes. 'Dancing With the Stars' recap: First perfect 10s; Michael Sam leaves 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The comments were harsh and inelegantly expressed and prompted an outcry, followed by a backlash defending Mr. Robertson and his right to speak his mind. Critic’s Notebook: After Patriarch’s Outburst, ‘Duck Dynasty’ Is Back 2014-01-14T22:33:55Z But the modern backpack is a far cry from that rucksack you strapped on when you were a kid — the one with everything inelegantly wedged into a single compartment. Backpacks are making a comeback with travelers — here are some of the best 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z "My speech at the Golden Globes last night was inelegantly expressed ... I was very nervous and the words just came out wrong," he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. Actor Tom Hiddleston apologizes to aid workers for speech at Golden Globes 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Unlike many of the earlier best picture winners that have aged rather inelegantly, Casablanca, if anything, has matured, its textures deepened. The nine greatest best picture winners at the Oscars 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z But there are tributes and pandering, and a few of those direct lifts are placed within the plot as inelegantly as you can imagine. "Cowboy Bebop" is an off-key adaptation that captures the jazzy color but not soul of the original 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Pigs delight in rolling around in mud, ignore the runt of the litter and eat as voraciously and inelegantly as, well, a pig. Frugal Summer: Highs and Lows 2010-09-16T02:13:00Z Its bloated plan sought to blend in with the Frick’s existing Beaux-Arts architecture, inelegantly. Critic’s Notebook: Frick Collection Returns to Square One, a Prized Garden Intact 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z In its early days, it could at times be blunt and inelegantly dogmatic. Rage Against the Machine Returns for Fresh Battles 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Chasing Marvel dollars, studios are embracing increasingly vast, obliging, inelegantly bloated narrative models that resolutely fail to marvel. Hell and High Water: why film-makers should keep it slow and simple 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Her House of Wax, where she performs stem-to-stern Brazilians — their yelping recipients inelegantly captured via “Call the Midwife”-style camera angles — is threatened by a new laser-treatment salon down the road. Review: In ‘Social Animals,’ Stalled Lives and Sexual Frustrations 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “I just wanted to say… I completely agree that my speech at the Golden Globes last night was inelegantly expressed,” the Night Manager star said in a statementpublished to Facebook on Monday. Tom Hiddleston Apologizes for 'Inelegantly Expressed' Golden Globes Speech 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z They are all flawed, complex and figuring things out, sometimes inelegantly. Randall Park adapts a favorite graphic novel for his feature debut ‘Shortcomings’ 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z The creature, rather inelegantly named “The Invincible Brush Man” by the Ontario Daily Report, seemed oddly drawn to noisy racetracks. Auto Club Speedway's two-mile oval takes a final lap into Inland Empire racing history 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z This is where I had to dive in with both hands to inelegantly get at the beef. This Shoreline seafood boil will require both hands. It’s worth the mess 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The comments were mostly shrugged off in Mexico, where many viewed them as accurate, if inelegantly expressed. U.S. protests prompt reflections on class, race and police violence in Mexico 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z He’s interested in how the past and future are overlapping, but ineptly, inelegantly. It’s the end of the world as we know it... and Michael Stipe feels fine 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z "If I can put it inelegantly, the cat is already out of the bag." Arena inquests could 'embarrass' security services 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Barkley, however inelegantly by televised golf standards, said what everyone ought to have been thinking, that both players were in mid-offseason form. Untitled / John Strege / November 23, 2018 4:32 PM - Golf Digest 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Using diversity as a code for rectifying the racial gaps of 1978 worked, if inelegantly. Opinion | Drop the euphemisms around affirmative action 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z But as the 25-year-old social media star Ross Smith rather inelegantly told the New York Times last fall, there is a limited window: “Kids grow up and become less relevant,” he said. The Best Influencers Are Babies 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z “The dogma lives loudly within you,” Feinstein said, inelegantly, drawing censure from people on various points of the political spectrum. The Supreme temptation of Amy Coney Barrett 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z A classic image shows him staring wistfully across a training pitch in a ballooning plaid shirt, dark T-shirt visible underneath, vast collar splaying inelegantly across his chest. How Gareth Southgate became an unstoppable style icon 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors tangled on Twitter with the president over the prospect of his team’s visit to the White House, and James weighed in on the exchange rather inelegantly. From the N.B.A., a Cautionary Tale on National Anthem Protests 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z For the record, the Pelosi quote cited by Mulvaney’s staff is often taken out of context, as she inelegantly tried to make the point that media coverage had obscured the content of the legislation. Analysis | White House budget director’s false claims about the Obamacare legislative process 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Then, in January, he apologised for an "inelegantly expressed" winner's speech at the Golden Globes in which he referred to aid workers in South Sudan "binge-watching" The Night Manager. Has Tom Hiddleston damaged his brand? - BBC News 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z He loved electronic music, and often lost himself while dancing — joyously, if inelegantly — at concerts. After the Pain, a Chance to Meet and Forgive 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Toronto kept pushing forward, Seattle kept clearing their lines, inelegantly but mostly effectively. Seattle Sounders hold nerve in shootout to clinch first ever MLS Cup 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Cruz, who did not speak much Spanish growing up, accepted the challenge, valiantly if a bit inelegantly, according to Spanish-speaking listeners. Habla Español? Tim Kaine Is Latest Candidate to Use Spanish 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z If anything, as Smith sees it, Bush was altogether too much “the decider,” as the president once inelegantly described himself. Arrogance, recklessness and scorn for ideas — no, not Trump. George W. Bush 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z At various times in our interview, Kasich faulted his opponents’ negativity, accusing them, a bit inelegantly, of driving the people “into the ditch.” The problem with John Kasich? He’s not apocalyptic. 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z He ate inelegantly and quickly, working the food over with his half-set of dentures and toothless lower gums. You Just Got Out of Prison. Now What? 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z When Malcolm jumps from a high ledge onto a pile of boxes, he inelegantly topples to the ground — Jason Bourne he is not. ‘Felony’ movie review With the Republicans manufacturing a scandal and the White House inelegantly responding, this episode may be a preview of post-election Washington life. TIGTA Must Disclose More About Investigation Of Possible IRS Release Of Koch Industries Return Information 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Sure, wearable devices will have their place in the market; they are inelegantly useful in the same way that a Prius is inelegantly useful. The case for watches. Not iWatches or 'smart' watches. Watches that tell time 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z That's because of a limit to the number of taxpayer-funded cabinet salaries -so, rather hurriedly and inelegantly, the Conservative Party said it would cough up the difference itself. 'War cabinet' for election battle 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Or wriggling and squirming, will they inelegantly sidestep the issue, opting for short-term expediency in place of serious governance? Send in the clowns! 2013-09-09T11:40:00Z First I remove the top of the bun then, using a straw, I scrape off the tartar sauce, inelegantly slopping the excess into the cardboard container. How You Unwrap Candy Can Make It Taste Better: The Power Of Food Rituals 2013-07-24T19:22:00Z Needless to say, we did not, and a decade later, Bradley Manning inelegantly opened up the national security state against its will. Viewpoint: Our Real Secrecy Problem 2013-06-05T10:31:04Z Second, many American firms now realise that they went too far in sending work abroad and need to bring some of it home again, a process inelegantly termed “reshoring”. Here, there and everywhere 2013-01-17T16:04:43Z Indeed, they have created new institutions, such as the inelegantly named Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, specifically dedicated to that task. Global health: Lifting the burden 2012-12-12T20:17:54Z After the video emerged from the private donors dinner in May, Mr Romney said his remarks were "inelegantly stated" but did not retract them. Romney says 47% remark was wrong 2012-10-05T11:57:08Z After the video emerged from the private donors dinner in September, Mr Romney said they were "inelegantly stated" but did not retract them. Romney says 47% remark was wrong 2012-10-05T07:25:55Z In Mr. Romney’s case, he has stood by his remarks, but nevertheless acknowledged he spoke inelegantly. Political Memo: Romney Is Latest in a Long Line to Trip Over a Tongue 2012-09-20T15:49:30Z He is evidently illiterate, too,—his note is not only inelegantly expressed, but it is mis-spelled"—— "Oh, pa"—— "I assure you it is so. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z And therefore he simply responded, inelegantly but heartily, "Why, sure, fire ahead." The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z For the solar industry the issue is the inelegantly named 1603 Treasury Program. Will 2012 Be The End Of The World For Renewable Energy? 2011-12-13T20:11:14Z But mindful of the possible consequences, the Finns voted to strengthen a European bailout fund, the inelegantly named European Financial Stability Facility. Strategies: In Europe?s Crisis, 17 Moving Parts 2011-10-01T21:31:16Z Although programming techniques have improved immensely since the early days, the process of finding and correcting errors in programs-known, graphically if inelegantly, as "debugging" -still remains a most difficult, confused and unsatisfactory operation. System Analysis and Programming 2011-08-23T14:15:05.793Z I returned, touched the ladder tentatively with my feet, refastened the window, and descended—perhaps inelegantly. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He had a handkerchief thrown loosely round his neck, and the small, round, and embroidered cap sat not inelegantly on his head. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z "Gee, but he's a game sport!" exclaimed Reddy, voicing forcibly if inelegantly the feeling of all. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z The boys were rather afraid of Madge when she “put on the real thing,” as her brother inelegantly expressed it, for she seemed then quite a young lady grown! Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Apply the scale, and not a member was found inelegantly disposed, or negligently moulded. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z “He needn’t spit it out on me,” was the way Agnes inelegantly expressed it. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z But the meshes are all wrong—inelegantly wrong—which is unpardonable. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Now the whole lot and caboodle of us,” she went on inelegantly, “are going on a little jaunt over to Europe.” Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z At this Tubby seized his purchase and rather inelegantly rejoined, "Not on your life!" as he made off for the car. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z This proved thoroughly satisfactory, and the “hog-frame,” as it has since been inelegantly but universally called, is still one of the peculiar features of every American river-steamer of any considerable size. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z In the evening he would go, inelegantly dressed, in the same loosely martial way, to the theatre, for which he had an inordinate affection. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z The inelegantly played game, in which Butler shot only 18.8 percent from the field, peaked in viewership from 10:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Quad: Viewership Falls for Men's N.C.A.A. Final 2011-04-05T21:00:24Z One of the girls of the house was given an orchestra ticket and was thus bought off from her position in the theater’s “rubber row,” as their chosen place was most inelegantly called. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z Writing of the lyrics sung by Feste in Twelfth Night, he says: "Though there is a whimsical point about them, they are not inelegantly written." Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z Our attempt at an answer is the inelegantly named "deficit reduction averaging". Deficit reduction averaging: our plan for saving Britain's economy 2011-03-18T09:42:35Z It is called “the responsibility to protect”—inelegantly abbreviated to R2P—and it is a potential game changer. A Robust Doctrine for Intervention in Libya 2011-03-13T14:00:00Z First the rooms of the pupils were subjected to inspection; they were not inelegantly furnished, but small, and considerable disorder reigned within them. Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:17.540Z She never acted inelegantly during the whole time we lived together. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z "Oh, fine," replied the latter, expressively, if inelegantly. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Chinese Internet users even mocked Google's Chinese name, a transliteration of the word Google that was rendered inelegantly in Chinese as "Valley Song." 2010-01-13T14:45:00Z The man looked at her rather more closely, and a moment later was bowing even more profusely and inelegantly than before. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance “He’s the boss of the whole shooting match,” explained Lynn, inelegantly. The Master's Violin The registers we called, perhaps inelegantly, 'Top,' 'Middle,' and 'Bottom,' these terms being handier than Upper Thin, Lower Thin, and Upper Thick. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. Adverbs are often inelegantly used instead of adjectives; as, “the then ministry,” for “the ministry of that time.” Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected “What was me?” enquired the man inelegantly if with spirit. The Bandbox “I get you,” he said, rather inelegantly for a professor. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 "Not if I know it!" graphically but somewhat inelegantly said Tom, who had one of his many prides hidden away somewhere in the flowing sweep of that ornament to the upper lip. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 So much does the boat romp and dance, however, that most passengers forsake the deck and retire inelegantly below. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Many more of these particles are inelegantly, if not ambiguously used. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected We wriggle across the floor inelegantly and squat opposite to her. Round the Wonderful World Christopher was made to take a chair in the midst of the circle and to demonstrate in plain terms the actual substances of which the “Road-stuff,” as he inelegantly termed it, was made. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker "Can you beat it?" cried Susie, inelegantly, but with a very proper scorn. Anderson Crow, Detective "Oh, I say!" cried Norah inelegantly, struck by a brilliant idea. Captain Jim This word is frequently and inelegantly abbreviated, in pronunciation, into agin. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected The English Rose had thrust herself inelegantly on to the petrol tank. Jonah and Co. You express it inelegantly, but you have caught the idea. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice "What are you rubbering at, Heavy?" demanded Helen, inelegantly. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers "Say, let go my foot," Nan hailed her inelegantly. Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves "Now," said Judith inelegantly to Nancy, "Genevieve will have another spasm." Judy of York Hill They are not, like the coast Indians, of small stature and inelegantly made, but remarkable for comeliness of person and elegance of carriage. Handbook to the new Gold-fields With a shade of chagrin Mr. Wentz returned to his desk, telling himself inelegantly that she was “feeling her oats.” The Fighting Shepherdess Above is also used very inelegantly for more than; as, "above a mile," "above a thousand"; also, for beyond; as, "above his strength." The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Then she goes down upon the floor inelegantly, hunts for her slippers, and puts them on. The 'Mind the Paint' Girl A Comedy in Four Acts He censures Leo Allatius for a title which appears to me not inelegantly conceived. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 The version still exists in manuscript, and is executed with some spirit, and not inelegantly, in the old measure of fourteen syllables. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth The groom rushed forward; Mollie leapt inelegantly but safely to the ground, and bent over him with anxious questioning. The Fortunes of the Farrells It is properly used in the sense in which we are wont most inelegantly to use the word smart, though it is a less colloquial term, and is of wider application. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. Can you wonder that he loses his temper, sometimes inelegantly? Brother Copas "Well, I'm jiggered," said Alan inelegantly; "I thought the first thing a girl would want to do would be to go and blab about it all over the place." Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls "Good gracious me!" she exclaimed so inelegantly that it was well Miss Hepburn could not hear. The Heather-Moon "Well, I never!" gasped Aunt Kathryn inelegantly, forgetful for the moment that she was a Countess. My Friend the Chauffeur A word very much and very inelegantly used for informed. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. These great collections of gun-food the English inelegantly term "ammunition dumps." Italy at War and the Allies in the West "Got" is a word often used superfluously and always inelegantly. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada I regretted I could not see the former; but on our approach to Harfleur I observed, to the right, some delightfully situated, and not inelegantly built, country villas or modern chateaux. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Her skirt was short in front and narrow below the waist, and her sailor blouse was comfortably but inelegantly loose round the armholes. Nightfall This word is often inelegantly, if not incorrectly, used for pay. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. "Well, I guess they've got another think coming," said Allen, inelegantly, placing himself with outstretched arms before the two precious hampers as though he were guarding a gold mine. The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers Your genius is not small, is not uncultivated nor inelegantly rough. The Works of Horace The sheep produce no wool, but have long and silky hair, and linen being unknown, the inhabitants clothe themselves in skins, which are far from inelegantly worked. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 "That was bad enough," said Rosamond, quietly; she never got cross or inelegantly excited about anything. We Girls: a Home Story The very specimen which he has given us of a version of Homer, contains many passages in which the antique Grecian simplicity is vulgarly and inelegantly rendered. The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author The house was inelegantly overloaded with luxurious furniture, money wasted by some inartistic purchasers. Russell H. Conwell "This is Sylvia Marshall, Judith's sister, and of course she feels dreadfully about Judith's doing such a dreadful thing," explained Miss Miller inelegantly. The Bent Twig Semiramis, her noble Persian cat, Threatens to grow inelegantly fat Upon asparagus and Shaker oats, With milk provided by two special goats. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 8, 1919 She took a cigarette and a match from the tabouret beside her, and stretched her feet comfortably, if very inelegantly, on a chair opposite. Within the Law I recall something of one talk under the overhanging bushes of the shrubbery—I on the park side of the stone wall, and the lady of my worship a little inelegantly astride thereon. Tono Bungay "How does a buzzard smell a dead cow?" said Sandy inelegantly. Black Jack It is a drama in the epick style, inelegantly splendid, and tediously instructive. Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 Mr. Waverton's hat upon one chair, his whip upon another, and his cloak tumbled inelegantly over a third proved that he was not himself. The Highwayman Mr. Benedict somewhat inelegantly remarked, when in this country, that the reason of Jenny Lind's success was, that she "made a conscience of her art." Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays I felt rummy," said his daughter inelegantly; "a queer, whirly-go-round feeling. A Little Bush Maid Lait de Concombres.—The bottle contains 160 grammes of a very inelegantly made emulsion, smelling of very common rose-water, with an unpleasant twang about it, and giving a strongly alkaline reaction. Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882 In the latter case I can only say that he has been fortunate in never coming across conjunctures in which "man of science" came in awkwardly and inelegantly. America To-day, Observations and Reflections Sinister, broken only by the low tones of the Paymaster and the First Lieutenant disputing over the question of proportional representation and by the snores of the Junior Watchkeeper, stretched inelegantly on the sofa. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 29, 1917 In very warm weather this Shanks would sit at the foot of the mess-cloth, fanning himself with the front flap of his frock or shirt, which he inelegantly wore over his trousers. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War "My aunt!" sighed Bobby inelegantly, shaking her head. Betty Gordon in Washington The coral of a reef is an ugly brown substance which has been inelegantly compared to a decayed tooth. Here, There and Everywhere Comus "is a drama in the epic style, inelegantly splendid and tediously instructive". English literary criticism The shores were very green and planted with trees not inelegantly. Biographia Literaria "Well, I may as well inform you that you are about to strike a snag," she went on, a trifle inelegantly in her desire to be emphatic. West Wind Drift "George Washington's swords for mine," announced Bobby inelegantly. Betty Gordon in Washington This we now did, in the most uninteresting silence; until, with a jerk that made every elbow hum, the root dragged out; and most inelegantly, we all landed upon the ground. Omoo It was Captain Lote's belief, and his wife's hope, that a succession of sea winds might blow away recollections of Senor Speranza—"fan the garlic out of her head," as the captain inelegantly expressed it. The Portygee And now, as you would inelegantly express it, you have put a tag on me. The Puppet Crown "Cut it out, Mr. Landover,—cut it out," he snapped, inelegantly. West Wind Drift He spoke and wrote French, English, and German, inelegantly, it is true, and inexactly, but fluently and intelligibly. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 If they spoke our language, they spoke it inelegantly and with effort. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Oh, Ling," she exclaimed at length, "most expert of sword-users and most noble of men, surely never was a maiden more inelegantly placed than the one who is now by your side. The Wallet of Kai Lung |
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