gracious

/ˈgreɪʃəs/ adjective

Definition

PLEASANT › behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way: He was gracious enough to thank me.

COMFORTABLE › comfortable and with a good appearance and quality: gracious homes/living

Good/Goodness gracious! › used to express polite surprise

graciously adverb

(Definition of gracious adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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