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gracefully

American  
[grays-fuh-lee] / ˈgreɪs fə li /

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.


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Etymology

Origin of gracefully

graceful ( def. ) + -ly


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Schoenbrun’s talent for image-making, however, ends up shouldering much of that weight, letting intricate ideas about identity and personal relationships to digital media sit gracefully atop beautifully rendered cinematography.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Trick ankle aside, it’s love that we need to age gracefully.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields’s song, made famous by Fred Astaire in ‘Swing Time,’ gracefully captures the memory of an enchanting evening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Because M88 is viewed at an angle from Earth, the galaxy appears stretched out, with its spiral structure gracefully spreading across space.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Swans moved gracefully through the reeds, past rosy stone columns.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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