gracile
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grac·ile
(grăs′əl, -īl′)adj.
1. Gracefully slender.
2. Graceful.
[Latin gracilis.]
gra·cil′i·ty (grə-sĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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gracile
(ˈɡræsaɪl)adj
1. gracefully thin or slender
2. a less common word for graceful
[C17: from Latin gracilis slender]
gracility, ˈgracileness n
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grac•ile
(ˈgræs ɪl)adj.
1. gracefully slender.
2. slender; thin.
[1615–25; < Latin gracilis slender, slight, thin]
gra•cil•i•ty (græˈsɪl ɪ ti, grə-) grac′ile•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | gracile - slender and graceful graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
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