Gracious
Gracious was a British progressive rock band which existed from 1967 to 1971, and released three studio albums, Gracious! (1970, Vertigo/Capitol), This Is… (1972, Philips) and Echo (1996).
Gracious (adjective)
kind and warmly courteous
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tactful
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compassionate
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indulgent, charming and graceful
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elegant and with good taste
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benignant
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full of grace
Gracious (interjection)
expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.
Merciful (adjective)
showing mercy
Gracious (adjective)
courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially towards someone of lower social status
“a gracious hostess”
“Greig was gracious in defeat”
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showing the elegance and comfort brought by wealth or high social status
“gracious living”
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(in Christian belief) showing divine grace
“I am saved by God’s gracious intervention on my behalf”
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a polite epithet used of royalty or their acts
“the accession of Her present gracious Majesty”
Gracious (interjection)
used to express polite surprise
“good gracious, that was close!”
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