Both Uses of
finesse
in
Emma
- There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do, if he chuses, and that is, his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution.†
Chpt 1.17-18 *
- —Mystery; Finesse—how they pervert the understanding!†
Chpt 3.15-16
Definition:
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(finesse) subtly skillful handling of a situation