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elegantly /ˈɛlɪɡ(ə)ntli /adverb1In a graceful and stylish manner: a handsome, elegantly dressed businessman tendrils of clouds glide elegantly across the sky...- Applause builds as she rises slowly, elegantly, to her feet.
- I handed her the book and she began to leaf through it, but not before elegantly lighting up a cigarette.
- As the weather turns colder, women can dress themselves warmly and elegantly with Coppelia's new collection of autumn and winter clothing.
2In a pleasingly ingenious and simple manner: an elegantly phrased argument he has elegantly solved the problem...- Kahn's remark elegantly sums up his son Nathaniel's documentary.
- The book's design nicely complements its meticulously researched and elegantly written contents.
- He elegantly articulates and defends the artist's strategy.
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