inelegantly

adverb

as in sloppily

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Recent Examples of inelegantly In the photo, Trump is inelegantly eating spaghetti next to King Charles III, who is holding a piece of paper and speaking. — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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sloppily
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  • These gorgeous plants are much more impressive when kept vertical instead of hanging sloppily all over the garden.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
  • Off the ensuing kick, the Mexicans sloppily turned the ball over after Anthony Gordon made a strong challenge to knock the ball loose.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of sloppily

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“Inelegantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelegantly. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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