† graciliousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= gracile adj.
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the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective]
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 374/1 Gracilious Fish..are..slender, small, thin, soft and weak.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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