Definition of "ill-chosen" [ill-chosen]

• Not elegant or graceful in expression (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "“Perhaps the word was ill-chosen,” Viktor conceded with a smile."
• "While the full impact of John Nettles's departure has yet to be ascertained, ill-chosen remarks by now ex- producer Brian True-May re: the programme's status as a "bastion of Englishness" have hinted at something more sinister lurking in the Midsomer undergrowth."
• "She was an ill-chosen VP candidate and now she is showing the world "something" but it is difficult to categorize it and name it."