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Gracious
ˈɡreɪʃəs
Gracious definitions
adjective
gracious
- courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status
"a gracious hostess"
courteous polite civil chivalrous well mannered decorous gentlemanly ladylike civilized tactful diplomatic- showing the elegance and comfort brought by wealth or high social status
"gracious living"
- (in Christian belief) showing divine grace
"I am saved by God's gracious intervention on my behalf"
merciful forgiving compassionate kind kindly lenient clement pitying forbearing humane mild soft-hearted tender-hearted sympathetic - a polite epithet used of royalty or their acts
"the accession of Her present gracious Majesty"
interjection
- used to express polite surprise
"good gracious, that was close!"