gracefully

[greys-fuh-lee]

adverb

1. in a way characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech.

   She is as strong and fit as one of those gracefully sleek and beautiful racehorses you see galloping toward the finish line.

   It's wise to coach children on how to gracefully handle being presented with an unwanted gift.

Other Word Forms

• nongracefully adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of gracefully¹

graceful ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

While on holiday she was fascinated by their foraging behaviour as they moved gracefully through the shallow, saline wetlands, filter-feeding for molluscs and crustaceans.

From BBC

They are aging — gracefully, one hopes — but these anchovies are not for sale.

From Salon

He carefully picked his moments to gracefully drive, square drive and guide boundaries alongside sensible accumulation on both sides of the wicket.

From BBC

It’s his “Death and the Maiden” and all the more major for it, with a gracefully devastating conclusion that you owe it to yourself to experience.

From Los Angeles Times

The set would have been incredible enough on its own, gracefully fitting “Sub-Culture,” “Bizarre Love Triangle,” “True Faith” and “Blue Monday” into a one-hour window, but the group brought more than that to the table.

From Los Angeles Times

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