graceful
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- gracefully adverb
- gracefulness noun
- nongraceful adjective
- nongracefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of graceful
A late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; grace, -ful
Example Sentences
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He noticed Estelle’s graceful arms and long, luxuriant hair, noting that “its shade of color, appeared like the natural tresses of my wife.”
From Literature
“This could be a graceful way for Netflix to exit, which their shareholders will likely receive positively—although we do not expect sentiment to return Netflix to its prior highs from last summer,” he added.
From Barron's
Instead of being on a wooden post, it was on a brick column; at the top, the bricks encircled the entire box in a graceful arc.
From Literature
To the uninitiated, cross-country skiing looks like a graceful, rhythmic activity set against a hushed winter landscape.
The idea would be to give Ruemmler as graceful an exit as possible by distancing it from the Epstein revelations, and Solomon wasn’t involved with the plan, the Journal reported.
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