graciously

[grey-shuhs-lee]

adverb

1. in a benevolent, courteous, or helpful manner; kindly.

   We are fortunate to have so many members graciously willing to share their gardening knowledge.

   Rachel graciously loaned me a formal dress for the occasion, as I had none.

2. in a manner characterized by comfort, ease, or luxury.

   Set in a prime oceanfront location in an exclusive community, the home graciously accommodates both family living and large-scale entertaining.

Other Word Forms

• nongraciously adverb
• overgraciously adverb
• quasi-graciously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of graciously¹

gracious ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Agatha Christie graciously engaged with a critique involving the word “vole.”

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Sitting on a lawn under a shade tree, 87-year-old Ron Nelson graciously obliged when asked by yet another stranger for his recollection of that day.

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She would stop and smile graciously, and sign her autograph — but with her own name, not Loy’s.

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They offer to buy her a drink, which she graciously declines; the incredible glass of red wine she sips with her ribeye steak is quite enough.

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It’s now owned by the McTaggart family, who graciously allow “The Traitors” to take over multiple rooms and the vast grounds during filming.

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