elegantly

Definition

Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.

Etymology

From elegant + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas."