outfinesse

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verb

To show more finesse than; to excel in grace, elegance, or skill.

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Meanings

verboutfinesse (third-person singular simple present outfinesses, present participle outfinessing, simple past and past participle outfinessed)

present singular third person outfinesses · participle present outfinessing · participle past outfinessed · past outfinessed

  1. transitiveTo show more finesse than; to excel in grace, elegance, or skill.

    Having failed for years to outhandle and outfinesse the BMW, the competition has been trying to hammer it into submission.

    2007 June 3, Lawrence Ulrich, “A Grand Opening for BMW’s Quick-Tanning Machine”, in New York Times

Origin

From out- + finesse.

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APA

outfinesse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfinesse

MLA

“outfinesse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfinesse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outfinesse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outfinesse.

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