Antonyms for graceful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : greys-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgreɪs fəl

Definition of graceful

Origin : mid-15c., "full of grace," also "pleasant, sweet," from grace (n.) + -ful. Meaning "with pleasing or attractive qualities" is from 1580s. Related: Gracefully; gracefulness.

adj agile, charming, lovely

Example sentences :

That being impossible, none other was graceful; hence none other was to be considered.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

That graceful maiden is too lovely for any destiny meaner than a royal marriage.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Kate's nature was limited; part of her graceful equipoise was narrowness.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

She's as graceful as a deer, and I'm sure she'll run as fast as any of them.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Her perfect figure, perfectly encased, was graceful in every long curve.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

His movements were graceful and self-possessed, and he had his father's sweetness of voice.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He swung his hands back and forth, swaying his graceful body with them.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

It stands tall and pointed and graceful against a lovely sky.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

Men of all parties enjoyed his wit and graceful conversation.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Here is a specimen of his graceful blending of irony and humor.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Synonyms for graceful

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