1.
unsightly, clumsy, disgraceful
Describes an appearance or action that is awkward, ungainly, or embarrassingly poor in form. Often implies that someone has failed to maintain dignity or composure.
無様な姿を見せた。
I showed an unsightly figure.
転んで無様な格好になってしまった。
I fell and ended up in a disgraceful position.
大勢の前で無様に負けるわけにはいかない。
I can't afford to lose disgracefully in front of so many people.
USAGE:
A strongly negative word that emphasizes the lack of grace, dignity, or composure. Often used about oneself in a self-deprecating way, or about someone who has failed publicly. The adverbial form 無様に is common before verbs of failure or defeat.
KANJI NOTE:
無 (without) + 様 (appearance, state). Literally "without [proper] form." The character 様 here refers to appearance or bearing, not the polite suffix ～様.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 無様な姿: unsightly appearance
- 無様な負け方: disgraceful way of losing
- 無様に倒れる: to fall ungracefully