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Definition of Gracile
1. Adjective. Slender and graceful.
Definition of Gracile
1. a. Slender; thin.
Definition of Gracile
1. Adjective. Slender, thin, lean. ¹
2. Adjective. Graceful or gracefully slender. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gracile
1. gracefully slender [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gracile
Literary usage of Gracile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Barnacles (Cirripedia): Contained in the Collections of the U. S by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"... gracile, new species. Type. Type, -Cat. No. ... gracile X 4, WITH (t, DETAILS
OP ROSTRUM, AND C, CARINA. Tergum longer than the scutum, triangular, ..."
2. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman (1893)
"... intermedium and D. vorax in some numbers, with Agonum gracile and ...
strenuus and diligens, Agonum gracile, ..."