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Meanings of consummate in English

Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.

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      Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill.

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            Usage of consummate in English
            1
            The consummate pleasure is not in the costly flavor, but in yourself.
            The Works of Horace
            2
            Quesnel followed her lead with the consummate skill of a natural charlatan.
            Imprudence
            3
            In Poetry -illustrious and consummate: In Friendship -noble and sincere.
            Life of Robert Browning
            4
            An apparently simple movement, but it was consummate in grace and display.
            Through stained glass / A Novel
            5
            SanDisk will require Toshiba's approval to consummate a deal with either party.
            Reuters
            6
            One of the passengers describing the consummate courage of Colonel Astor said:
            Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
            7
            Graygown and Teddy managed the boat and the landing-net with consummate skill.
            Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
            8
            Simple and primitive was it as was the Red One's consummate artifice.
            The Red One
            9
            In fact, your hypocrisy was so consummate that I never suspected it.
            Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
            10
            He then began to unwind slowly, inhaling deeply but with consummate control.
            Gods go begging
            11
            But he loved the sea and looked at it with consummate understanding.
            Notes on Life & Letters
            12
            She is one of our most consummate actresses, Schulhof said of Moore.
            Reuters
            13
            She'd incorrectly thought of him as the consummate loner or special assistant.
            The unincorporated man
            14
            Henry saw himself for the second time out-generalled by the consummate Farnese.
            History of the United Netherlands, 1590-92
            15
            It simply seemed to be couples finally deciding to consummate their friendships.
            The Harlequin
            16
            Their commitment and professionalism in representing their country has been consummate throughout.
            The Irish Times
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