All 5 Uses of
suave
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- —They have only themselves to blame, said Mr Dedalus suavely.†
Chpt 1 *
- The suave priest, her uncle, seated in his arm-chair, would hold the page at arm's length, read it smiling and approve of the literary form.†
Chpt 5
- —We hope, Dixon said suavely, that it was not of the kind known to science as a PAULO POST FUTURUM.†
Chpt 5
- Dixon said suavely.†
Chpt 5
- I supple and suave.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(suave) having a sophisticated charm -- often said of a man who is not sincere
("sophisticated" in the sense of knowing the proper or polite way to act, being confident, and effortlessly acting in a proper and gracious manner)