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  • s  lacking grace; clumsy
    his stature low...his bearing ungraceful"- Sir Walter Scott

  • There ought to be a rule against looking when the ungraceful act is performed.
  • No misunderstood paragon, Scarfe is a self-pitying, physically ungraceful, volubly religious boy destined for hazing in any school.
  • He could refuse to look up to the tall man, for example, and force him to stoop into an ungraceful and uncomfortable position for face-to-face conversations.
Quotes

  • Bob Brown in The Australian
    It's too early to write the obituary but there's certainly a dying process well under way,Senator Brown said. "This Government's showing all the signs of ungraceful ageing that people don't like to see."
  • Matt Bonner in Salt Lake Tribune
    I turned to James [White],backup forward Matt Bonner said, "and I told him, 'That had to be the most ungraceful alley-oop I've ever seen in my life.' "
  • Ken Dryden in MLive.com
    Johnny did it in an ungraceful way, but the puck always seemed to bounce off his chest, arm, or toe,Dryden said.

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