All 3 Uses of
consummate
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Blakeney slowly rose to his feet, and, making a deep and elaborate bow before his wife, he said with consummate gallantry,— "I had the pick of the market, Madame, and my taste is unerring."†
Chpt 6 *
- She came forward quickly into the moonlight, and, as soon as he saw her, he said, with that air of consummate gallantry he always wore when speaking to her,— "At your service, Madame!"†
Chpt 16
- The mask of an inane fop had been a good one, and the part consummately well played.†
Chpt 19
Definitions:
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(1)
(consummate as in: consummate professional) perfect and complete in every respect; or having a quality to an extreme degree
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Consummate has a specific meaning with regard to completing the process of marrying. The marriage is said to be consummated after the couple has sexual relations.