ill-chosen
- s not elegant or graceful in expression
- Despite later trying to clarify the statement by claiming that he was talking about the strength of American workers, not economic indicators, McCain's ill-chosen words would haunt .
- Barack Obama's ill-chosen words have caused a stir, but both candidates face challenges with working-class white voters.
- This time it was Agriculture Secretary Earl Lauer Butz, who in ten ill-chosen words managed to insult both Italians and Catholics everywhere.