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  • 41gawky — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. clumsy, ungainly, rustic, uncouth; see awkward 1 , rude 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. clumsy, ungainly, awkward, oafish, graceless, bumbling, bungling, cloddish, maladroit, uncoordinated. ANT.: coordinated,… …

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  • 42Ugliness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ugliness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ugliness ugliness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 deformity deformity inelegance Sgm: N 1 acomia acomia Sgm: N 1 disfigurement disfigurement &c.(blemish) 848 Sgm: N 1 …

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  • 43graceful — [[t]gre͟ɪsfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is graceful moves in a smooth and controlled way which is attractive to watch. His movements were so graceful they seemed effortless. ...graceful ballerinas. Ant: graceless Derived words …

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  • 44clumsy — adjective 1) she was terribly clumsy Syn: awkward, uncoordinated, ungainly, graceless, inelegant; inept, maladroit, unskillful, unhandy, accident prone, like a bull in a china shop, all thumbs; informal ham fisted, butterfingered, having two left …

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  • 45Abandoned — A*ban doned ([.a]*b[a^]n d[u^]nd), a. 1. Forsaken, deserted. Your abandoned streams. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Self abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an abandoned villain.… …

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  • 46Gauche — (g[=o]sh), n. [F.] 1. Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) Winding; twisted; warped; applied to curves and surfaces. [1913 Webster] 3. Lacking grace and perceptivity in social situations; crude; tactless; socially inept …

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  • 47laboured — adj. 1. same as {labored}; British spelling [Chiefly British] Syn: graceless, labored, strained. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 48Porch — Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within… …

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  • 49Scapegrace — Scape grace , n. A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless. Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 50The Porch — Porch Porch, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate, entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.] 1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule… …

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