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dancerly

American  
[dan-ser-lee, dahn-] / ˈdæn sər li, ˈdɑn- /

adjective

  1. characteristic of or moving like a dancer; having the skills or physique of a dancer.


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Foster has sometimes been compared to Mary Tyler Moore for her pixieish charm and dancerly elegance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Why shouldn’t the men be more dancerly in their presentations?

From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021

The music is Satie’s dreamy Gnossienne No 1, the mood is understated, the choreography modest but it’s enough to savour Legasa’s dancerly bearing and faraway gaze.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2020

His hands and feet are operated, in minutest detail, by a small, dancerly army in black suits, and his face moves via uncannily precise—and, I’ll admit, touching—animatronics.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018

At one point, Fairchild was approached by someone who did the dancerly equivalent of shouting at him before melting away; another came and taunted him while he watched; then another, and another.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2018

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