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Gracious
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (online edition)
gra·cious
adj
\
ˈ
grā-shəs\
Definition of
GRACIOUS
1
a
obsolete
:
godly
b
archaic
:
pleasing
,
acceptable
2
a
:
marked by kindness and courtesy
<a
gracious
host>
b
:
graceful
c
:
marked by
tact
and delicacy
:
urbane
d
:
characterized by charm, good taste, generosity of spirit, and the tasteful
leisure
of wealth and good
breeding
<
gracious
living>
3
:
merciful
,
compassionate
—used conventionally of royalty and high nobility
—
gra·cious·ly
adverb
—
gra·cious·ness
noun
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