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Meaning of 'gracious'
Meaning of 'gracious' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Gracious 
[ a.]
- Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love,. or
bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent; merciful; disposed
to show kindness or favor; condescending; as, his most gracious
majesty. [ a.]- Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful; excellent.
- Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the divine influence; as, gracious affections.
Meaning of 'gracious' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. gracious [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
- characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
Example in sentence:
- gracious even to unexpected visitors;
- gracious living;
- he bears insult with gracious good humor
2. gracious [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
Example in sentence:
- a nice gesture
Meaning (3):
- characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
- characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects
Example in sentence:
- our benignant king
Meaning (4):
- disposed to bestow favors
- disposed to bestow favors
Example in sentence:
- thanks to the gracious gods
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