Definitions
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
debonair .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
- adjective having a sophisticated charm
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Examples
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But what is lightsome and blithe in her, was debonaire in him.
CHAPTER XVIII 2010
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Are people taking my comments more seriously now that I lost the bunny ears and now am the cool and debonaire ‘Face’?
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He was best known for roles as Khan in Star Trek, Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, and being the most debonaire Mexican that ever lived.
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We noticed a Spaniard of about 70, a small, debonaire chap, over the other side of the dance floor and he had a slip of a girl of about 60 in his arms and they moved beautifully - my jaw dropped.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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We noticed a Spaniard of about 70, a small, debonaire chap, over the other side of the dance floor and he had a slip of a girl of about 60 in his arms and they moved beautifully - my jaw dropped.
[efficacy of romance] the whole is greater than the sum of the parts 2009
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P. S.JOE – did I tell you why the shrill “fat cat” – I swear he described himself that way – (he probably writes personal ads describing himself as “debonaire”!)
Think Progress » DeLay Allies Resort to Attack Dog Politics 2005
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Liberal men are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wimpy (that†™ s “effeminate†for you liberal, “fat cat†debonaire types), they need their Amazon/granola ‘womyn†™ to fight the fight for them.
Think Progress » DeLay Allies Resort to Attack Dog Politics 2005
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I think Micheline was going for a ruthless, debonaire Bondian approach in his portrayal of Tony Stark, but he seems like a violent kung fu synthesis of Larry Dallas, the scuzzy neighbor on Three's Company, Matthew McConaughy's character in Dazed & Confused, and Eric Roberts in Star 80.
IRON MAN #126 Marvel Comics, 1979 David Campbell 2007
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I think Micheline was going for a ruthless, debonaire Bondian approach in his portrayal of Tony Stark, but he seems like a violent kung fu synthesis of Larry Dallas, the scuzzy neighbor on Three's Company, Matthew McConaughy's character in Dazed & Confused, and Eric Roberts in Star 80.
Archive 2007-11-01 David Campbell 2007
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I was calling him "Bugsy" instead, after the famously debonaire blue-eyed mobster.
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