gracefully
/ˈɡreɪsf(ə)li
/adverb
1In an attractively elegant way: the boat glides gracefully through the water he has aged gracefully...
- The design team replaced the hard-edged walls of the existing building with gracefully curved walls in the main corridor.
- Averaging a speed of 35 kph, the Skytrain gracefully sweeps over the traffic below, which rarely exceeds 14 kph.
- Formal pedestrian promenades along either side are gracefully paralleled by double rows of live oak trees.
1.1In a respectful and dignified way: I will gracefully bow out of the discussion...
- The people gracefully accept their fate.
- Nobody could force him to become a public figure or gracefully receive the applause of the world.
- The camera withdraws gracefully as Elena disrobes.