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Word entry · 8 letters

gracious

Best crossword clue

"Courteous and kind"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪʃəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted acgiorsuStarts with GEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. disposed to bestow favors

Word origin

From Middle English gracious, from Old French gracieus, from Latin gratiosus, from gratia (“esteem, favor”). See grace. Displaced native Old English hold (“gracious”). Doublet of gracioso and grazioso.

Used in a sentence

  • The gracious movements of the figure skaters impressed the judges.
  • The actress's gracious acceptance of being named only in the end credits allowed her character's appearance in the episode to remain a surprise.

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