grazioso

[ graht-see-oh-soh; Italian grah-tsyaw-zaw ]

/ ˌgrɑt siˈoʊ soʊ; Italian grɑˈtsyɔ zɔ /

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adjective

graceful; flowing.

adverb

gracefully; flowingly.

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Origin of grazioso

1800–10; <Italian: literally, gracious, gentle, equivalent to grazi(a) grace + -oso-ous

Words nearby grazioso

gray wolf, Graz, graze, grazier, grazing, grazioso, GRB, Gr. Br., GRE, grease, greaseball

How to use grazioso in a sentence

The second part (Allegro grazioso, 3-4), although light and cheerful, does not approach the first in originality and depth.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
Luitprand's church, we are told, was symmetrical and graceful (grazioso).
The Cathedral Builders|Leader Scott
The story is that of a little boy, Grazioso, brought up by his grandmother, whom he loves better than all else in the world.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World|Margaret Vandercook
But Grazioso did not approach either to embrace or ask the old woman's blessing.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World|Margaret Vandercook

Therefore tonight she kept an even tighter clasp on Grazioso's hand than usual, her knees were shaking so absurdly.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World|Margaret Vandercook