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gracious: Meaning and Definition of
gra•cious
Pronunciation: (grā'shus), [key] — adj.
- pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- characterized by good taste, comfort, ease, or luxury: gracious suburban living; a gracious home.
- indulgent or beneficent in a pleasantly condescending way, esp. to inferiors.
- merciful or compassionate: our gracious king.
- fortunate or happy.
—interj. - (used as an exclamation of surprise, relief, dismay, etc.)
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