with a bad (an ill) grace

  • 1with bad/ill grace — in a way that shows that you are not happy about something : in an unpleasant way They agreed to the compromise with bad grace. • • • Main Entry: ↑grace …

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  • 2with a bad grace — phrasal or with an ill grace or with bad grace or with ill grace : with unconcealed reluctance and usually rudeness : with marked lack of grace accepted his defeat with bad grace and became almost insulting …

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  • 3with ill grace — phrasal see with a bad grace * * * with ill grace see ↑grace, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ill …

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  • 4with an ill grace — phrasal see with a bad grace * * * with an ill grace Ungraciously • • • Main Entry: ↑ill …

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  • 5grace — grace1 [ greıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 beautiful movement/look ▸ 2 kind/pleasant behavior ▸ 3 love/kindness God gives ▸ 4 prayer of thanks ▸ 5 extra time to so something ▸ 6 grace note ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a smooth and beautiful way of moving: She… …

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  • 6grace — I UK [ɡreɪs] / US noun Word forms grace : singular grace plural graces ** 1) a) [uncountable] a smooth and beautiful way of moving She moved with natural grace. b) a simple and beautiful quality the grace of Greek architecture 2) a) [uncountable] …

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  • 7grace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. delicacy, tact, culture; graciousness, courtesy; attractiveness, charm; compassion, mercy, clemency; saintliness, piety. See permission, gratitude, forgiveness, elegance, pity. v. adorn, honor,… …

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  • 8W. G. Grace — W.G. Grace W.G. Grace Personal information Full name William Gilbert Grace Born …

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  • 9Gone with the Wind — This article is about the novel. For the film, see Gone with the Wind (film). For other uses, see Gone with the Wind (disambiguation). Gone With the Wind …

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  • 10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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