Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gracefully

/ˈɡɹeɪsfəli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: grace-ful-ly
IPA: /ˈɡɹeɪsfəli/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a graceful manner.

Example Sentences

"Suddenly I turned around and she was standin' there With silver bracelets on her wrists and flowers in her hair She walked up to me so gracefully and took my crown of thorns "Come in," she said, "I'll give you shelter from the storm""
"What happens then is kids are “deprived of grandmothers (maybe increasingly grandfathers, too) who are comfortable in their own skin, aging gracefully and being a good role model to kids, showing that growing old is not the worst thing that can happen to a woman.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English graceful Middle English -ly English -ly English gracefully From graceful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more gracefully (comparative) most gracefully (superlative)

Phrases

degrade gracefully

Synonyms

graciously

Questions

How do you pronounce gracefully?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹeɪsfəli/.
What does gracefully mean?: In a graceful manner.
Where does gracefully come from?: Etymology tree English graceful Middle English -ly English -ly English gracefully From graceful + -ly.

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