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Antonyms for elegantly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : el-i-guhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ɪ gənt |
Definition of elegantly
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French élégant (15c.), from Latin elegantem (nominative elegans) "choice, fine, tasteful," collateral form of present participle of eligere "select with care, choose." Elegans was originally a term of reproach, "dainty, fastidious;" the notion of "tastefully refined" emerged in classical Latin. Related: Elegantly.
- As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
- As in gracefully : adv lithely
- As in politely : adv thoughtfully
- As in splendidly : adv brilliantly
- As in delicately : adv carefully
- James tilted his head and scratched his neck vigorously, but not elegantly.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- I was elegantly dressed, and wore my cross set with brilliants.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Elegantly dressed ushers were seating the people as they entered.
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- They are elegantly bound, and neatly packed in ornamental boxes.
- Extract from : « The Angel Children » by Charlotte M. Higgins
- It is a sacred thing and on this day the place in which it is kept is elegantly decorated.
- Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
- It was well that there was not overmuch light, for they could not consume it elegantly.
- Extract from : « Jack of Both Sides » by Florence Coombe
- He is no longer frivolously despairing and elegantly corrupt.
- Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
- He was elegantly dressed, not over-dressed, and his movements were easy and graceful.
- Extract from : « Seek and Find » by Oliver Optic
- So, for the first time in her life she was able to be correctly and elegantly clad.
- Extract from : « Penny of Top Hill Trail » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
- This Bashkir, however, was not in rags; he was elegantly attired.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various
Synonyms for elegantly
- adroitly
- affably
- agilely
- agreeably
- alluringly
- amiably
- appealingly
- artistically
- attentively
- attractively
- beautifully
- benignantly
- bewitchingly
- cautiously
- celestially
- charmingly
- civilly
- compassionately
- concernedly
- considerately
- cordially
- courteously
- cutely
- daintily
- deftly
- delicately
- delightfully
- dexterously
- divinely
- easily
- elegantly
- entrancingly
- excellently
- exquisitely
- fastidiously
- felicitously
- finely
- fitly
- gallantly
- gently
- gorgeously
- gracefully
- graciously
- grandly
- handsomely
- harmoniously
- ideally
- illustriously
- ingratiatingly
- kindheartedly
- kindly
- lightly
- magnificently
- majestically
- neatly
- nimbly
- pleasingly
- precisely
- prettily
- radiantly
- remarkably
- respectfully
- rhythmically
- seductively
- sensitively
- skillfully
- smoothly
- sociably
- softly
- solicitously
- splendidly
- sprucely
- strikingly
- sublimely
- subtly
- superbly
- symmetrically
- tactfully
- tastefully
- trimly
- urbanely
- well
- winningly
- wonderfully
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