Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Courteously; graciously; elegantly; with a genteel air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Courteously; elegantly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
debonair manner.
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Examples
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'The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show' Each episode began with Mr. Martin sliding down a fireman's pole, then debonairly strolling between scenes and musical numbers.
TV on DVD 2011
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Try to imagine, if RN were still around, how debonairly he would demolish the inane and deadly errors of neoconservatism. mtc
Perils of SETI 2008
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* Sip suavely and debonairly while hitting on the hot chick who was clearly impressed with your style.
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Why, yes, that was me, standing suavely and debonairly at the end of the bar, sucking on a Corona at last night's #hohoto twitter geekfest at The Mod Club.
Archive 2008-12-01 CC 2008
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Why, yes, that was me, standing suavely and debonairly at the end of the bar, sucking on a Corona at last night's #hohoto twitter geekfest at The Mod Club.
#HO. HO. TO. CC 2008
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For she was certainly sincere in her craving to be as debonairly "athletic" as Tess; yet, during that ghastly moment when the wasp was ...
Missy Dana Gatlin
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"So I have, my boy; so I have," he replied _debonairly_.
The Diamond Coterie Lawrence L. Lynch
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Missy gazed at Pete, so handsome in his stylish-looking blue serge coat and sharply creased white ducks, debonairly twirling the bamboo walking-stick which the Cherryvale boys, half-enviously, twitted him about, and felt the wings of Romance whirring in the already complicated air.
Missy Dana Gatlin
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And Tait strode debonairly from the room, while Chan stood looking after him.
Keeper of the Keys Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 1932
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A few moments later Tarneverro strode debonairly into the room.
Charlie Chan Carries On Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933 1930
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