ungracefully

/ʌŋɡɹˈeɪsfəli/ adv

In an ungraceful manner.

Word Origin Grace comes from Latin 'gratia,' meaning 'favor, charm, thanks.' So 'ungracefully' means moving without that charm. The same root gives us 'gracious' (full of grace), 'grateful' (full of thanks), and 'disgrace' (loss of favor).

adv In an ungraceful manner.

The dancer moved ungracefully across the stage, stumbling several times.

(副词) 笨拙地;不优雅地

舞者笨拙地在舞台上移动,绊倒了好几次。

(adverbio) torpemente; sin gracia; desgarbadamente; patosamente; zafiamente [Sin gracia; de manera torpe.]

El bailarín se movió **sin gracia** por el escenario, tropezando varias veces.

(adverbe) disgracieusement; sans grâce; gauchement; maladroitement [De manière disgracieuse, sans élégance.]

La danseuse s'est déplacée sur scène de manière disgracieuse, trébuchant à plusieurs reprises.

(Adverb) ungeschickt; plump [Auf eine ungeschickte, plumpe oder nicht elegante Weise.]

Die Tänzerin bewegte sich **ungracefully** über die Bühne und stolperte mehrmals.

(副詞) 不器用に、優美さに欠けて。

そのダンサーは何度もつまずきながら、ぎこちなくステージを横切って動いた。

(advérbio) desajeitadamente; sem elegância; deselegantemente; sem graça [De maneira desajeitada; sem elegância.]

A dançarina se moveu sem elegância pelo palco, tropeçando várias vezes.

Word parts: un + grace + ful + ly

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