ballet
noun
a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
balletically
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a word derived from
ballet.
Example Sentences
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After balletically tapping both of his feet in bounds, Jobe came down with an interception and clinched a victory that had seemed so unlikely just a couple of hours earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
What’s keeping him from allowing us to see human bodies move balletically around each other rather than actors diluted to grotesque wax figures plunging wildly out of sight?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022
Strong through the off side, Malan was happy on the back foot against the pace bowlers and balletically used his feet to the spin of Lyon.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2021
Mr. Newbold captured the boss posing in the den in front of the lit fireplace, his right leg extended balletically, foot perched on a small pile of birch logs.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2020
So, Jakob’s classes are bizarre affairs of repeating meaningless axioms, moving balletically in place while holding a napkin or imaginary dish or repeatedly thrumming the tines of a fork.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2020
