| 单词 | graceless |
| 释义 | graceless (once / 6192 pages) adj Someone who's graceless is awkward or uncoordinated. Graceless means without grace, by being physically clumsy or by having no manners. A graceless dancer steps on toes, and a graceless winner rubs it in. People can be graceless in their physical movements or actions, like a graceless ballet dancer who thumps heavily across the stage. Or they can be graceless in their words or behavior, like a graceless stand-up comic who isn't funny, just rude and boorish. Graceless originally meant "not in a state of grace," with grace defined as "God's love." A more modern meaning of grace is "beauty of form or movement." WORD FAMILYgraceless: gracelessly, gracelessness+/disgrace: disgraced, disgraceful, disgraces, disgracing/disgraceful: disgracefulest, disgracefully, disgracefulness/grace: disgrace, graced, graceful, graceless, graces, gracing, gracious/graceful: gracefuler, gracefulest, gracefully, gracefulness, ungraceful/gracefulness: gracefulnesses/gracelessness: gracelessnesses/gracious: graciousest, graciously, graciousness, ungracious/graciousness: graciousnesses/ungraceful: ungracefully, ungracefulness/ungracious: ungraciously, ungraciousness USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Obama’s refusal to use Washington’s veto was more than a graceless parting gesture. Wall Street Journal(Dec 26, 2016) North Carolina Republicans should accept that they lost and end this graceless power grab. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) He was graceless and unfunny at the Al Smith dinner last month, getting booed for his boorishness. Seattle Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1adj lacking grace; clumsy a graceless production of the play Syn ungraceful awkward lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance 2adj lacking graciousness a totally graceless hostess Syn unpleasing ungracious lacking charm and good taste 3adj lacking social polish Syn gauche, unpolished inelegant lacking in refinement or grace or good taste |
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