suaver; suavest
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
Examples of suave in a Sentence
I am pleased, also, to think I pulled it off. I didn't do anything too stupid or gauche, and even though it was my first time at a spa, I managed to bluff my way through in a suitably suave, urbane fashion without any embarrassing social gaffes.
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Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Recent Examples on the Web
The suave Powell adds just the right touch of roughneck to make Gatsby ever more the outsider.
—Bob Verini, Variety, 14 June 2024
In this exclusive excerpt, Duncan tells the tale of Connery’s casting as well as how director Terence Young took the working-class actor under his wing and schooled him in how to actually play the high-living, suave Bond.
—Paul Duncan, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Rourke himself approached the street at this hour in suave array and manic tatters.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Too suave for precautions, Don winds up looking briefly at the eclipse through his sunglasses, which serve as a mirror to the celestial event.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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Bob Verini, Variety, 14 June 2024
In this exclusive excerpt, Duncan tells the tale of Connery’s casting as well as how director Terence Young took the working-class actor under his wing and schooled him in how to actually play the high-living, suave Bond.
—Paul Duncan, Vulture, 24 May 2024
Rourke himself approached the street at this hour in suave array and manic tatters.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Too suave for precautions, Don winds up looking briefly at the eclipse through his sunglasses, which serve as a mirror to the celestial event.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Suave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suave. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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suave
adjective
suaver; suavest
: smoothly polite and agreeable
a suave young man
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