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suave(dictionary)

suave (iou)



suave adjective. [sw¨»:v] LME.
[Old & mod. French, or Latin suavis sweet, agreeable (see SWEET adjective).]
Gracious, kindly. Chiefly Scot. LME-M16.
Pleasing, agreeable. arch. LME.
D. M. Mulock To break the suave harmony of things.
(Of a person (esp. a man), manner, etc.) blandly or superficially polite, smooth, sophisticated; (of wine etc.) bland, smooth. M19.
P. G. Wodehouse A sleek, suave, unpleasant youth. H. Innes He had a soft purring voice that was a shade better than suave.
suavely adverb M19.
suaveness noun E20.