gracelessly.

1. With awkward or unpoised movement.

2. Without courtesy, consideration or graciousness.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• move gracelessly
• stumble gracelessly

On the page

He moved gracelessly through the crowded space while carrying the unwieldy case.

She stumbled gracelessly over the unexpected change in the floor level.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: style analysis, interpretation, characterization, rhetorical contrast. Disciplines: literary analysis, prose writing, advanced general English. Commonness: uncommon.