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Definition
subtly skillful handling of a situation
- And if you talk natural to 'em, way we do here, and show finesse and what you might call a broad point of view, why, they think you're putting on side.Chapter 8 (83% in)
- A good realtor has to have more knowledge and finesse than any of 'em."Chapter 13 (3% in)
- No. "They're bully fellows, simply lovely, but they haven't got any finesse."Chapter 17 (57% in)
There are no more uses of "finesse" in Babbitt.
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