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Definition of gracefully - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
elegancein a manner showing grace or beauty
- She moved gracefully across the room..
2.
mannerswith courteous goodwill
- He declined the offer gracefully..
Expressions with gracefully
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age with dignity and acceptance of natural changes
She hopes to grow old gracefully, embracing her silver hair.
keep working when parts are missing, with weaker results
Good software should degrade gracefully during network outages.
Origin of gracefully
Latin, gratia (favor, thanks)
Terms with gracefully included in their meaning
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sports
person who accepts defeat gracefully
social behavior
withdraw from a commitment gracefully
textiles
hang cloth or other fabric gracefully
movement
in a gracefully elegant manner
graceful descent
descend gracefully or effortlessly
graceful movement
move lightly and gracefully
dance
move gracefully as in dancing
nimble
able to move quickly and gracefully
elegance
gracefully and elegantly
speed
moving very quickly and gracefully
flexible adaptable
bending or changing shape easily and gracefully
music
played slowly and gracefully in music
dance
agile and able to move gracefully
graceful movement
moving gracefully with smooth twists and turns
movement
move gracefully and flexibly
graceful movement
moves gracefully and easily, often flexible
literal dance approach
approach by dancing the waltz smoothly and gracefully
literal
descend from the sky gracefully or divinely
handle gracefully
handle with grace or in a modish manner
swimming
to swim gracefully like a fish
graceful loser
someone who accepts defeat gracefully
graceful movement
move gracefully and quickly to avoid or dodge
gracefully
in a graceful and fluid manner
aesthetics
gracefully slender and elegant
Examples of gracefully in a sentence
The bird flew gracefully through the sky. She accepted the criticism gracefully. The hostess greeted each guest gracefully.
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- French:avec grâce, ...
- German:graziös, höflich, ...
- Italian:elegantemente, con cortesia, ...
- Spanish:con gracia, con cortesía, ...
- Portuguese:elegantemente, com elegância, ...
- Chinese:优雅地, 礼貌地, ...
- Japanese:優雅に, 丁重に, ...
- Arabic:بِرَقَّة, بِلِباقَة, ...
- Hebrew:בְּחֵן, בְּרוּחַ טוֹבָה, ...
- Russian:изящно, вежливо, ...
- Ukrainian:граційно, ввічливо, ...
- Hindi:सुंदरता से, शिष्टता से, ...
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