elegant
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Although the system was conceptually elegant and mathematically orderly, it gradually drifted farther away from the natural seasonal cycle it was meant to organize.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
An example of how lots of pattern and color can be elegant and effortlessly wearable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Take a sip: Martinis are savored for their elegant simplicity and refined romanticism.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026
It was not an elegant meal, exactly, but I remember feeling immensely industrious.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
There was Beatrice in an elegant skirt of Swiss cotton, a handkerchief folded and gathered at the waist, though she has no waist.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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