GRACEFULLY

gracefully

(adverb) in a graceful manner; “she swooped gracefully”

graciously, gracefully

(adverb) in a gracious or graceful manner; “he did not have a chance to grow up graciously”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

gracefully (comparative more gracefully, superlative most gracefully)

In a graceful manner.

Source: Wiktionary


GRACEFUL

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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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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