All 6 Uses of
suave
in
Arrowsmith
- The president was very suave, for so large and strong and hearty a man.†
Chpt 12 *
- As their suave courtesy smothered him, Martin felt like a footman.†
Chpt 25
- Because he loved her and also was fond of her, he was annoyed when she was less sleek, less suave, than the women he encountered at Angus Duer's.†
Chpt 25
- Ross McGurk was at the time a man of fifty-four, second generation of California railroad men; a graduate of Yale; big, suave, dignified, cheerful, unscrupulous.†
Chpt 27
- Had he been suave then and witty, she would not have been greatly interested.†
Chpt 37
- He's no tougher than—he's a lot better than the financiers who cover up their stuff by being suave…… Poor devil!†
Chpt 39
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)