ELEGANT Antonyms

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

• lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

• of low or inferior quality or value

• deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust

• British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

• lacking in smartness or taste

• primly out of date

• lacking graciousness

• lacking grace; clumsy

• lacking social polish

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

• lacking neatness or order

• wet or smeared with a spilled liquid or moist material

• (of soil) soft and watery

• not fitting closely; hanging loosely

• excessively or abnormally emotional

• marked by great carelessness

• (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch

• tastelessly showy

• not neatly combed

• not properly maintained or cared for

• not refined or processed

• (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth

• without care; in a slapdash manner

• dependent upon or characterized by chance

• marked by great carelessness