[Gray]; barbarism; slang &c 563; solecism &c 568; mannerism &c
(affectation) 855; euphuism†; fustian &c 577; cacophony; words that
break the teeth, words that dislocate the jaw; marinism†.
V. be inelegant &c adj..
Adj. inelegant, graceless, ungraceful; harsh, abrupt; dry, stiff,
cramped, formal, guinde [Fr.]; forced, labored; artificial, mannered,
ponderous; awkward, uncourtly†, unpolished; turgid &c 577; affected,
euphuistic†; barbarous, uncouth, grotesque, rude, crude, halting;
offensive to ears polite.