nongracious
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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| —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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