In-ĕl'e-gant, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and elegant; Lat. inelegans, It. & Sp. inelegante, Fr. inélégant.] Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, symmetry, or ornament; wanting in any thing which correct taste requires.

What order, so contrived as not to mix Tastes not well joined inelegant. Milton.