GRACELESSLY

gracelessly

(adverb) in a graceless manner; “she moves rather gracelessly”

ungraciously, ungracefully, gracelessly, woodenly

(adverb) without grace; rigidly; “they moved woodenly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

gracelessly (comparative more gracelessly, superlative most gracelessly)

In a graceless manner

Source: Wiktionary


GRACELESS

Grace"less, a.

1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. "In a graceless age." Milton.

2. Unfortunate. Cf. Grace, n., 4. [Obs.] Chaucer.

– Grace"less*ly, adv.

– Grace"less-ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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