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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient.
2008, Barack Obama, prepared statement, quoted in William Safire, “Inartful”, The New York Times Magazine, 2008 July 20, The fact that […] General Clark said something that was inartful about John McCain, I don’t think is what is keeping Ohioans up at night.
Use inartful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inartful means Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient.
Common synonyms include clumsy, unartful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2008, Barack Obama, prepared statement, quoted in William Safire, “Inartful”, The New York Times Magazine, 2008 July 20, The fact that […] General Clark said something that was inartful about John McCain, I don’t think is what is keeping Ohioans up at night.
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