Adverb
in a graceful manner
in a gracious or graceful manner
Source: WordNetSophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband). James Thurber
Theres no such thing as ageing gracefully. I dont meet people who want to get Alzheimers disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that. Aubrey de Grey
I get it now. I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible...and enjoying everything in between. Mia Farrow
The Indian...stands free and unconstrained in Nature, is her inhabitant and not her guest, and wears her easily and gracefully. But the civilized man has the habits of the house. His house is a prison. Henry David Thoreau
Let us have "sweet girl graduates" by all means. They will be none the less sweet for a little wisdom; and the "golden hair" will not curl less gracefully outside the head by reason of there being brains within. Thomas Henry Huxley
Even so, I must admire your skill. You are so gracefully insane. Anne Sexton