Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ungracious; unpleasing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Wanting grace; unpleasing; disagreeable.
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- adjective Lacking
grace ; not pleasing;disagreeable .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I regret I cannot greet you properly tonight at the soiree—there are more pressing matters that demand my attention—but as recompense for my disgracious absence, I pray you will accept my invitation to dine tomorrow.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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I regret I cannot greet you properly tonight at the soiree—there are more pressing matters that demand my attention—but as recompense for my disgracious absence, I pray you will accept my invitation to dine tomorrow.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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I regret I cannot greet you properly tonight at the soiree—there are more pressing matters that demand my attention—but as recompense for my disgracious absence, I pray you will accept my invitation to dine tomorrow.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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Sure it prevents the dough from shrinking but it also results in disgracious ‘love-handles’.
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Sure it prevents the dough from shrinking but it also results in disgracious ‘love-handles’.
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It is your business to preserve the peace, and to obviate every evil that looks disgracious in the city's eye.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 Various 1840
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