gracile /ˈɡɹæsaɪl/ adjective3 •Lean, slender, thin.Maxillary palpi shorter than the antennae, the terminal joint small, gracile, subulated; [...] — 1829 •Of an animal or skeletal element: having a slender frame. •Graceful or gracefully slender.[A] band of dancers run upon the stage and perform a sylvan dance with gracile wavings of branches or the clinking of cymbals. — 1908 formsmore gracile · most gracile