Graceless Definition

graceless
adjective
  1. lacking graciousness; "a totally graceless hostess"
  2. lacking grace; clumsy; "a graceless production of the play"; "his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott
  3. lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche"

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