inartfully en · ADV
Etymology
From inartful + -ly.
Meanings
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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.
2008 April 17, Gail Collins, “Battle of the Baggage”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inartfully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inartfully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |