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graciously Definition


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gracious
adj
    1. Kind and polite.
      Thesaurus: friendly, affable, genial, amiable, courteous, polite, accommodating, cordial, pleasant, courtly, refined.
    2. Said of God: merciful.
      Thesaurus: merciful, tender, charitable, compassionate, lenient, indulgent, mild.
    3. Having qualities of luxury, elegance, comfort and leisure.
      Example: gracious living
    4. formal
      Used out of polite custom to describe a royal person or their actions.
      Example: Her Gracious Majesty
exclamation
    1. Expressing surprise.
      Form: gracious me! (also)
Derivative: graciously
adverb
    Derivative: graciousness
    noun
      Etymology: 14c: from Latin gratiosus.



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