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ungraceful

/ʌnˈɡreɪsfəl/

Meanings
adjective
Not graceful; lacking grace.

Examples :

"The clumsy puppy made an ungraceful leap trying to catch the ball. "
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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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puppy noun

/ˈpʌpi/

A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12-18 months)

"The puppy played excitedly in the park, chasing squirrels. "

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lacking verb

/ˈlækɪŋ/

To be without, to need, to require.

"My life lacks excitement."

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graceful adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

"She is a graceful dancer."

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made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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clumsy noun

/ˈklʌmzi/

A clumsy person.

"The clumsy tripped over the rug and spilled her coffee. "

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catch noun

/kæt͡ʃ/

The act of seizing or capturing.

"The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."

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ball noun

/bɔːl/ /bɑl/

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"

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trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

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grace noun

/ɡɹeɪs/

Charming, pleasing qualities.

"The Princess brought grace to an otherwise dull and boring party."

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leap noun

/liːp/

The act of leaping or jumping.

"The cat's leap over the fence was impressive. "