awkward (s)
clumsy (s)
cumbersome (s)
inapt (s)
inept (s)
ill-chosen (s)

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type s
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def not elegant or graceful in expression
examples an awkward prose style
a clumsy apology
his cumbersome writing style
if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
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Similar to infelicitous
Derivationally related form inept → ineptness
Derivationally related form inapt → inaptness
Derivationally related form clumsy → clumsiness
Derivationally related form awkward → awkwardness
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Similar to infelicitous
Derived from adjective ineptly → inept
Derivationally related form inaptness → inapt
Derivationally related form clumsiness → clumsy
Derivationally related form ineptness → inept
Derivationally related form awkwardness → awkward

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