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gainly

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gainly [ˈgeɪnlɪ] Obsolete or dialect
adj
graceful or well-formed; shapely
adv
conveniently or suitably
gainliness  n
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Adj.1.gainly - graceful and pleasing; "gainly conduct"; "a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"
graceful - characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
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Looking concerted and shoveled, I entered his office in a gainly manner and chalantly shook his hand.
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The Austrian violinist, Thomas Zehetmair, may not have the most gainly conducting technique but somewhere between rehearsals and performances he clearly inspires every member of his `band'.
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To their credit Tranmere fought gainly back and came close to an equaliser just before the half-hour when Jason Koumas wriggled past two tackles into the penalty area to set up Allison, whose deliberate side-footed shot from a dozen yards was pushed out at full stretch by keeper Phil Whitehead.
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