Inartfully
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an inartful manner.
"Finally, he got a chance to remind her of the time back in 1992 when she dissed the homemakers of America by saying, rather inartfully, that she preferred legal work to baking and serving tea."
Example
More examples"Finally, he got a chance to remind her of the time back in 1992 when she dissed the homemakers of America by saying, rather inartfully, that she preferred legal work to baking and serving tea."
Etymology
From inartful + -ly.
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