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gracious 
1  adj If you describe someone, especially someone you think is superior to you, as gracious, you mean that they are very well-mannered and pleasant. 
FORMAL 
(=courteous) 
She is a lovely and gracious woman.  
2  adj If you describe the behaviour of someone in a position of authority as gracious, you mean that they behave in a polite and considerate way. 
FORMAL She closed with a gracious speech of thanks.  
♦  graciously  adv ADV with v 
Hospitality at the Presidential guest house was graciously declined.  
3  adj You use gracious to describe the comfortable way of life of wealthy people. 
usu ADJ n 
He drove through the gracious suburbs with the swimming pools and tennis courts.  
4 Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance. 
♦ good/goodness gracious  exclam 
 (feelings)  Good gracious, look at that specimen will you?  

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