ˈ ̷ ̷fəl adjective
( sometimes gracefuller sometimes gracefullest )
Etymology: Middle English, from grace + -ful
1. obsolete : specially marked by divine grace
2. : displaying grace in form or action : pleasing or attractive or marked by a comeliness, propriety, or fitness in line, proportion, or especially movement
a stairway rises in a graceful curve at the rear of the hall — American Guide Series: Oregon
a graceful bend of road and river — S.H.Holbrook
the most graceful tree in Europe is the silver birch — C.E.W.Bean
the swifts are extraordinarily graceful in flight — American Guide Series: Washington
the author is a graceful and disciplined writer — New Yorker
a graceful and delicate lyricism — Joseph Frank
• grace·ful·ly -fəlē, -li adverb
• grace·ful·ness noun -es