Gracious and Scrappy

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Gracious adjective - Showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations.

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Scrappy is an antonym for gracious.

Nearby Words: grace, graceful, graciously, gracefully, Gracie

Scrappy adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Usage example: she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size

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Gracious is an antonym for scrappy.

Nearby Words: scrap, scrapped, scrapper, scrapping

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