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graceful

[ greys-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful reply.
a graceful dancer;
a graceful reply.
Synonyms: lissome, lithe, limber

graceful

/ ˈɡreɪsfʊl /

A late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; grace, -ful

Its graceful hotels and beautiful restaurants are totally dependent on the tourist trade.

“Wait…” Suddenly a huge, graceful black marlin leaps out of the water, sending a shower of water ten feet high.

The brand logo turned out to feature a graceful archer on horseback, in a Tatar national costume, poised to shoot his arrow.

She sent me an unexpected, funny and graceful note after the interview was published.

Nicholas II, the last Romanov, built the graceful Livadia Palace on top of a hill there.

Arches more graceful in form, or better fitted to defy the assaults of time, I have never seen.

The wave-like movement of these animals is particularly graceful and cleverly done.

Some one had gathered orange and lemon branches, and with these fashioned graceful festoons between.

Going back, Liszt indulged in a little graceful badinage apropos of the concerto.

A mixed type of the present day Negro, she was slightly tall, and somewhat slender, with a figure straight and graceful.

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