gracefully
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2.8
- adverb
- /ˈɡreɪs.fəl.i/
:
con gracia
- Well, a man should acknowledge his losses just as gracefully as he celebrates his victories.
- move gracefully
- bow gracefully
- age gracefully
You found a way to age gracefully on the Internet, dork.
- You found a way to age gracefully on the Internet, dork.
- It's a masterwork of sociology, it's gracefully written, it has lots of great insights.
- Because if I'm honest here, aging gracefully and letting yourself go is two different things.
- And if some folks can't get down with that, you can gently and gracefully disengage.
- So just pretend that you saw us gracefully skating, doing circles, going on one leg.
- And when you at peace like that, you can gracefully bow.
- And if it's not, then stop giving everything and just step away gracefully or set some big ass boundaries.
- I certainly don't know what to do to end my days gracefully.
- Because as these three entities disappear, they don't do so gracefully.
- I'm, I found, you know, they say the trope is that men age more gracefully than women.
- The camera pans up to watch them leave and they landed gracefully.
Examples
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In 1919, for instance, they just... arranged the flowers, then gracefully retired.
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Gathering up the reins, she pulled herself gracefully up onto the saddle.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I was trying to end this thing as gracefully as I knew how.
Fiction book (1991) -
And, you know, we can all age gracefully and be as beautiful as Miss Robin out there.
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When incorporated into a home, wood should age gracefully and gain in beauty over time.
Academic text (1997) -
If I'm gonna die, at least I should die gracefully.
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Like a fine wine, I'm aging gracefully.
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- I have these daydreams of myself dancing, I imagine myself dancing so gracefully.
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Kathy gracefully introduced the work we've been doing.
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The ballerina danced gracefully across the stage, captivating the audience with her elegance.
Synonyms
388
1.0
In a pleasant or attractive way
233
1.0
In a way that looks or sounds very nice
173
2.3
In an easy, calm way without problems or embarrassment
44
3.7
Gently and carefully to avoid hurting people or breaking things
22
3.9
In a graceful and stylish way
4
3.5
In a fashionable and elegant way
4
3.8
In a smooth, easy way without pauses
3
4.2
To move or act in a small, careful, delicate way
1
5.1
In a friendly and pleasant way that makes people like you
1
7.4
In a smooth, confident way that charms people
1
5.0
In a stylish and elegant way
1
7.2
In a polite and elegant way
In a graceful way like a ballet dancer
To act gently and carefully without using force
Antonyms
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gracefully comes from grace, which in turn comes from an old word gratia meaning 'favor' or 'charm'. So to act gracefully is to move or behave with a smooth, pleasing style.