adj. & int.
adj. 1 kind; indulgent and beneficent to inferiors. 2 (of God) merciful, benign. 3 poet. kindly, courteous. 4 a polite epithet used of royal persons or their acts (the gracious speech from the throne).
int. expressing surprise. gracious living an elegant way of life. graciosity n. graciously adv. graciousness n.
[ ME f. OF f. L gratiosus (as GRACE) ]