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elegantly

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el·e·gant  (l-gnt)
adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of manner, form, or style. See Synonyms at delicate.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin legns, legant-, present participle of *legre, variant of ligere, to select; see elect.]

ele·gant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.elegantly - with elegance; in a tastefully elegant manner; "the room was elegantly decorated"
inelegantly - without elegance
2.elegantly - in a gracefully elegant manner; "the members of these groups do not express themselves as accurately or as elegantly as their critics do"
Translations
elegantly [ˈelɪgəntlɪ] ADV
1. [move, dance, dress, furnish] → con elegancia, elegantemente
an elegantly simple roomuna habitación de una elegancia sencilla
an elegantly simple ideauna idea simple e inteligente
2. [written, described] → con elegancia
elegantly [ˈɛlɪgəntli] adv [dress] → élégamment; [dressed, furnished] → avec élégance; [designed, shaped] → élégamment
elegantly simple → d'une élégante simplicité
an elegantly simple idea → une idée d'une élégante simplicité
elegantly
advelegant; shaped alsoharmonisch; written alsogewandt; elegantly simplebestechend einfach
elegantly [ˈɛlɪgəntlɪ] advin modo elegante, con eleganza
elegantly [ˈɛlɪgəntlɪ] advin modo elegante, con eleganza


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Sophia was rather above the middle size; most elegantly formed.
Bilibin liked conversation as he liked work, only when it could be made elegantly witty.
They describe her in part finely and elegantly, and in part gravely and sententiously.
 
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