Definition of Gracile

1. Adjective. Slender and graceful.

Exact synonyms: Willowy
Similar to: Graceful
Derivative terms: Gracility

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

graceful
gracefull
gracefuller
gracefullest
gracefully
gracefulness
gracefulnesses
graceless
gracelessly
gracelessness
gracelessnesses
graces
gracias
gracilariid
gracilariid moth
gracile (current term)
gracile fasciculus
gracile habitus
gracile lobule
gracile nucleus
gracile tubercle
gracileness
gracilenesses
graciles
gracilities
gracility
gracing
gracioso

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, ..."

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