graciously
Use Graciously in a sentence
ʃəs adjective
1.
pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
2.
characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, or luxury: gracious suburban living; a gracious home.
3.
indulgent or beneficent in a pleasantly condescending way, especially to inferiors.
4.
merciful or compassionate: our gracious king.
5.
Obsolete. fortunate or happy.
interjection
6.
(used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.)
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English gracious < Old French < Latin grātiōsus amiable, equivalent to grāti(a) grace + -ōsus -ous
1250–1300; Middle English gracious < Old French < Latin grātiōsus amiable, equivalent to grāti(a) grace + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
gra·cious·ly, adverb
non·gra·ci·os·i·ty, noun
non·gra·cious, adjective
non·gra·cious·ly, adverb
non·gra·cious·ness, noun
o·ver·gra·cious, adjective
o·ver·gra·cious·ly, adverb
o·ver·gra·cious·ness, noun
qua·si-gra·cious, adjective
qua·si-gra·cious·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. churlish. 4. cruel.
1. churlish. 4. cruel.
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gracious (ˈɡreɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy |
| 2. | condescendingly courteous, benevolent, or indulgent |
| 3. | characterized by or suitable for a life of elegance, ease, and indulgence: gracious living; gracious furnishings |
| 4. | merciful or compassionate |
| 5. | obsolete fortunate, prosperous, or happy |
| —interj | |
| 6. | an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in exclamatory phrases such as good gracious!, gracious me!) |
| 'graciously | |
| —adv | |
| 'graciousness | |
| —n | |
| gracious (ˈɡreɪʃəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy |
| 2. | condescendingly courteous, benevolent, or indulgent |
| 3. | characterized by or suitable for a life of elegance, ease, and indulgence: gracious living; gracious furnishings |
| 4. | merciful or compassionate |
| 5. | obsolete fortunate, prosperous, or happy |
| —interj | |
| 6. | an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in exclamatory phrases such as good gracious!, gracious me!) |
| 'graciously | |
| —adv | |
| 'graciousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
gracious
c.1300, from O.Fr. gracious (Mod.Fr. gracieux), from L. gratiosus, from gratia (see grace). As an exclamation, elliptically for gracious God, attested from 1713.
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Example sentences
Four investigators who wrote exceptional applications have graciously agreed to let us post them online.
Not complaining would be one way to graciously support the guys in the field, who are risking their lives.
Tim graciously watched a few minutes of this rather odd, unnecessarily complicated experiment.
It was the same scientific community that graciously gave the political sector nuclear technology, in particular nuclear weapons.
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