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gracelessadjective lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's handsa graceless person who was a butterfingered lout when it came to playing basketball awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed(British), clumsy, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy uncoordinatedbunglesome, bungling, gauche, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful all thumbs deft, dexterous(also dextrous), handy, sure-handed expert, masterly, skilled, skillfulcoordinated lacking social grace and assurancewas a graceless preteen but evolved into a confident teenager awkward, clumsy, gauche, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic(also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainlyboorish, clownish, uncouthabashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassedself-consciousagitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed(also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upsetdiffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious graceful, suave, urbane assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, poised, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed not appropriate for a particular occasion or situationone guest made a graceless comment about the bride's bleached hair amiss, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, malapropos, perverse, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable, untoward, wrong inopportune, unfortunate, unseasonable, untimelyextraneous, immaterial, inapplicable, irrelative, irrelevantmisbecoming, mismatchedincompatible, inconsistent, uncongenialbad, naughty, sinfulblamable, blameworthy, censurablebanned, barred, disallowedforbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribedawkward, gauche, ungracefulunacceptable, unsatisfactory out of place, out of the way appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, decorous, felicitous, fit, fitting, genteel, happy, meet, proper, right, seemly, suitable fortunate, opportune, seasonable, timelyapplicable, apposite, apropos, apt, germane, material, pat, pointed, relative, relevantcompatible, congenial, harmoniousallowed, authorized, permittedapproved, endorsed(also indorsed), kosher, licensed, sanctionedabetted, encouraged, promoted, supportedacceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK(or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, tolerablecommendable, creditable, exemplaryblameless, irreproachablebalanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious having or showing an inability to move in a graceful mannerher graceless dancing was painful to watch awkward, clumsy, gawkish, gawky, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungainly galumphing, larruping(dialect), lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, shambling, shuffling, unsteady, wobbly(also wabbly) coordinated, graceful light, light-footed(also light-foot), lissome(also lissom), lithe, nimble, sure-footed showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situationsindifferent to the nuances of constructive criticism, she sometimes says things which are hurtful or graceless brash, ill-advised, imprudent, inadvisable, indelicate, indiscreet, injudicious, tactless, undiplomatic, unwise dumb, idiotic(also idiotical), moronic, stupidcareless, heedless, inconsiderate, mindless, thoughtlessill-mannered, improper, inappropriate, indecorous, unbecoming, uncivil, unseemlyfoolish, harebrained, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise intelligent, logical, rational, sensible, smart, soundappropriate, becoming, civil, decorous, proper, seemlysage, sane, sapient in the 14th century |