| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.[Websters]
2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.[Websters]. | |
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Date "INELEGANCY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INELEGANCY
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Want of elegance; want of beauty or polish in language, composition or manners; want of symmetry or ornament in building; want of delicacy in coloring, &c. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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