NSW Selective & Scholarship
Gracious
adjective/Grey-shus/
Kind, polite and generous, especially towards other people.
In contextThe gracious host welcomed the visiting students with a warm smile and a cool drink.
Remember it
Gracious hides 'grace' — a graceful, kind way of treating others.
Use it well
Use it for warm, polite behaviour, often when someone is generous even in defeat.