adj. suav·er, suav·est Courteous and elegant; gracious and sophisticated. [French, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin suāvis, delightful, sweet; see swād- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] suavely adv. suaveness, suavi·ty (swävĭ-tē) n. |
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