Synonyms

gracefully

American

[greys-fuh-lee] / ˈgreɪs fə li /

adverb

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

Etymology

Origin of gracefully

graceful ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Over five weeks, you will learn how to build a list of powerful allies, gracefully ask for help, revive old connections and turn the goodbye email into your networking friend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Try to be gracefully open to listen to their feelings around and perspectives on your revelations too.

From Los Angeles Times

"If you age naturally, people say you should do more; if you get work done, you're accused of not aging gracefully enough," she added.

From BBC

Solving it may be the best hope the rest of us have of aging gracefully.

From The Wall Street Journal

The remains of four arms sprout symmetrically from the shoulders of a gracefully elongated 11th-century torso, listed as Vishnu, possibly.

From The Wall Street Journal

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