inartful

Etymology
Alteration of earlier, equivalent to en.

Adjective

 * 1) Awkwardly expressed but not necessarily untrue; ill-phrased; inexpedient
 * 2) * 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.
 * 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.

Derived terms

 * inartfully
 * inartfulness