Both Uses of
urbane
in
Catch-22
- He hated the chaplain venomously for being a chaplain and making a coarse blunder out of an observation that in any other circumstances, he knew, would have been considered witty and urbane.†
Chpt 19 *
- He beamed urbanely as he began orienting Colonel Scheisskopf to his new surroundings.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(urbane) confidence from wide social experience -- typically said of a man