graceful

/ˈɡɹeɪsfʊl/adjective

Happening smoothly and gently, without sudden breaks or disruption.

Example sentence

“The software performs a graceful shutdown instead of crashing when the battery runs out.”

Most often describes physical movement: a graceful dancer, a graceful arc. For social tact, 'gracious' is the word; the two are easy to swap by mistake.

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