adjective
Roget 579: inelegant, graceless, ungraceful; harsh, abrupt; dry, stiff, cramped, formal, guinde [Fr.]; forced, labored; artificial, mannered, ponderous; awkward, uncourtly†, unpolished; turgid etc. 577; affected, euphuistic†; barbarous, uncouth, grotesque, rude, crude, halting; offensive to ears polite. 2. Spoken Language ... show more
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