Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication.
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Examples for "debonair"
Examples for "debonair"
1
I see no sign of this debonair gentleman and of his following.
2
She lost some of her debonair insolence that expressed itself in indifference.
3
The colonel went to the barracks, but his usual debonair was missing.
4
Gone was the debonair gentleman of a quarter of an hour ago.
5
The green man's laboured smile vanished altogether, as did his debonair manner.
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From the waist upwards I was unconcerned and even debonnaire.
2
Louis shrugged like a Frenchman, looked debonnaire, and said 'Good-night.'
3
Young Bansemer in his khaki uniform was not the immaculate, debonnaire man of the drawing-room.
4
And they all demanded a hero, debonnaire and balanced.
5
The debonnaire expression passed over his face, as he glanced around, saying, 'You are right.
1
But what is lightsome and blithe in her, was debonaire in him.
2
My dear Alwyn, those Yorkshire lasses are parlously comely, and mighty douce and debonaire.
3
The debonaire laziness was gone from Brice's voice and manner.
4
She seems a very debonaire, but a plain lady.
5
She seems a very debonaire, but plain lady.
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The suave, oily little Mayor came in, twinkling his eyes and saying:
2
Individually or together, these two suave Burgundies would make a splendid present.
3
An excellent wood, pleasant to work in and suave to the touch.
4
The irony of his tone belied the suave correctitude of his words.
5
The sheriff was all unacclimated to the suave altruism of fashionable circles.
6
When her barrister stands up, irritation is breaking through his suave manner.
7
To be suave and smiling in common intercourse costs me an effort.
8
He picked up his refreshed drink and, feeling rather suave, toasted her.
9
And there he perceived that even the suave and politic Hamdi squirmed.
10
The stranger's suave tones aroused in him a peculiar feeling of antagonism.
11
He entered the room, and looked round with his usual suave smile.
12
If anything, he'd been too much the polished operator, discreet and suave.
13
He seemed to find difficulty in speech, this suave man of affairs.
14
He was supposed to play the part of suave, debonair playboy millionaire.
15
Or, that this was some aggressive literary agent trying to play suave.
16
The latter, whose manners were usually suave and excellent, answered almost harshly.
