graceful

[ greys-fuhl ]

/ ˈgreɪs fəl /

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adjective

characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.

Origin of graceful

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at grace, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR graceful

limber, lithe, lissome.

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OTHER WORDS FROM graceful

grace·ful·ly, adverb grace·ful·ness, noun non·grace·ful, adjective non·grace·ful·ly, adverb

non·grace·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby graceful

grace cup, grace note, grace period, grace-and-favor, grace-and-favour, graceful, graceless, graces, gracias, gracile, gracilis

Example sentences from the Web for gracefully

He gracefully lifts a little boy in the air and poses for a picture.

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Lane then impulsively kisses Joan in her office, a move that she gracefully dismisses without further wounding his pride.

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Instead, as best anyone can, he gracefully renders them visceral.

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Given her advanced age and storied career, wouldn't the aftermath of the surgery have been a good time to gracefully bow out?

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Gracefully she raises her veil over her Spanish hood, and advances cautiously, as the old man closes the door behind her.

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Kay-yan′ is a gracefully formed blade not used in hunting, and employed less in war than is si-na-la-wi′-tan.

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His large hat is worn too gracefully; his ragged blue blouse is too old to accord with his proud and delicate features.

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"He wants to forgive himself, and only hesitates how to do so gracefully," said she, sneeringly.

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She was lithe and gracefully built, and quick in her motions.

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British Dictionary definitions for gracefully

graceful

/ (ˈɡreɪsfʊl) /

adjective

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, etc

Derived forms of graceful

gracefully, adverb gracefulness, noun

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graceful

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