1.
[syn: ungraciously, ungracefully, gracelessly, woodenly]
2. in a graceless manner;
- Example: "she moves rather gracelessly"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Graceless \Grace"less\, a.
1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived
of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. "In a
graceless age." --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Unfortunate. Cf. Grace, n., 4. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --
Grace"less*ly, adv. -- Grace"less*ness, n.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gracelessly
adv 1: without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly" [syn:
ungraciously, ungracefully, gracelessly,
woodenly] [ant: gracefully, graciously]
2: in a graceless manner; "she moves rather gracelessly" [ant:
gracefully]