'inelegantly-designed' originates from the combination of 'inelegant' and 'designed'. 'Inelegant' comes from Latin 'inelegans', where 'in-' meant 'not' and 'elegans' meant 'tasteful'.

'Inelegant' changed from the Latin word 'inelegans' and eventually became the modern English word 'inelegant'.

Initially, 'inelegant' meant 'not tasteful', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.