graceful

Definition

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

Etymology

From Middle English graceful. By surface analysis, grace + -ful.

Example Sentences

• "She is a graceful dancer."
• "The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. […] The bed was the most extravagant piece. Its graceful cane halftester rose high towards the cornice and was so festooned in carved white wood that the effect was positively insecure, as if the great couch were trimmed with icing sugar."
• "The athlete's graceful acceptance of the controversial second-place finish won the admiration of the spectators."

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