Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: WITH A BAD GRACE |
WITH A BAD GRACE1. In a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory manner; ungraciously. What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace. --Macaulay. Syn: Elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy. Usage: Grace , Mercy . These words, though often interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar meaning. Grace, in the strict sense of the term, is spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy is kindness or compassion to the suffering or condemned. It was the grace of God that opened a way for the exercise of mercy toward men. See Elegance . |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discourtesy | Adverb: discourteously; Adjective: with discourtesy; Noun: with a bad grace. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "WITH A BAD GRACE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | vonakodva tesz vmit (to do sg with a bad grace), nem szívesen tesz vmit (to dislike doing sg, to do sg with a bad grace), kedvetlenül tesz vmit (to do sg with a bad grace), ímmel-ámmal tesz vmit (to do sg with a bad grace). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ithway aay adbay acegray неохотно (aversely, grudgingly, reluctantly, unwillingly, with half a heart). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-d-e-g-h-i-r-t-w" | |
-3 letters: brachiated. | |
-4 letters: brachiate. | |
-5 letters: abdicate, abrachia, bacteria, barathea, bedchair, bigarade, birdcage, cathedra, radicate, theriaca, tracheid. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Anagrams 4. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
