In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRACEFUL
graceful
(adjective) characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
elegant, graceful, refined
(adjective) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
graceful (comparative more graceful, superlative most graceful)
Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
(computing) Gradual and non-disruptive.
Antonyms
• graceless
• clumsy
Source: Wiktionary
Grace"ful, a.
Definition: Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech. High o'er the rest in arms the graceful Turnus rode. Dryden.
– Grace"ful*ly, adv. Grace"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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