| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. Courteously; elegantly.[Websters]
2. In a delicate or mellow manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a nice, winsome, tasteful, sweet or tactful manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a suave or smooth manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a careless or light-hearted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a pleasant, complaisant or good-natured manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In a genteel, urbane or attentive manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a gladsome, blithesome or lighthearted manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a courteous or well-mannered manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective debonair.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (debonair) | 1. Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman".[Wordnet]. 2. Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair".[Wordnet]. 3. Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.[Websters]. 4. Being courtly, genial, fine, nice or pleasant.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being elegant, refined, tasteful or sophisticated.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being merry, cheerful, gay, blithe or jolly.[Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being delicate or exquisite.[Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Being gracious, affable, amiable or complaisant.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Being courteous, polite or genteel.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb debonairly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEBONAIRLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1370. (references) |
