out-suave

present singular third person out-suaves · participle present out-suaving · participle past out-suaved · past out-suaved

1. alternativeAlternative form of outsuave.

   Max noticed that Cotton’s own tone had changed, becoming noticeably more upper class, as if he were trying to out-suave Randolph by putting on a home-counties twang.

   2012, G. M. Malliet, A Fatal Winter: A Max Tudor Novel, Minotaur Books, →ISBN

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   Two of the theatres most suave ornaments recently found themselves out-suaved by Mme. Pierre Mendes-France, wife of the French premier. When she went backstage after seeing Fanny, she met Enzio Pinza, a native of Italy, and Walter Slezak, a native of Vienna. They chatted in French. / “Forgive me,” Pinza said suavely, “my French has some Italian in it.” / “Forgive me,” added the suave Slezak, “mine has some Viennese in it.” / “Forgive me," said Mme. Mendes-France, “mine has a trace of English in it.”

   1955, Theatre Arts, volume 39, Pardon Our French, page 11

   With drums by the Roots’ ?uestlove and guest raps by Method Man and Redman, D’Angelo out-suaved that other sexy motherfunker, the newly Prince-again Prince, lighting a fire under the burgeoning neo-soul movement.

   2005, “100 Greatest Albums 1985-2005”, in Spin, 80. D’Angelo: Voodoo: Virgin, 2000, page 90