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[ adjective ] having a sophisticated charm
Synonyms Examples "a debonair gentleman" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The already faded pastel charms of the naive music itself vanish entirely in Fistoulari 's melodramatic contrasts between ultra vehement brute power and chilly , if suave , sentimentality . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Examples "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage" "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject" Used in print (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)Even_so , Madden 's dislike of the suave , correct lawyer deepened . Related terms |
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