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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. In a suave or soothing manner; blandly: as, to speak suavely.

Wiktionary

  1. adv. In a suave manner.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adv. with suavity; in a suave manner

Examples

  • “And yet their tracks don't sound like neo-rave versions of Paul's Boutique-style bricolage; they're smoother and lusher than that, all raggedy edges polished away, with a 4/4 insistence and the kind of suavely deployed female vocals that you would indeed get on a Cafe Del Mar comp, or so we're assuming because we still haven't heard one since we last mentioned it.”

    The Guardian World News

  • “The late Ian Richardson stars as the suavely scurrilous Conservative party whip, Francis Urquhart.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Some Candidates for Election-Week Viewing

  • “The unfortunate circumstances — if you had chanced here any other day," Mr. Ford began suavely, only to be interrupted by Mr. Ends, whose cranky eyes justified themselves in his shortness of temper.”

    Chapter 33

  • “But we do not recognize him, sir," Louis answered suavely.”

    CHAPTER XXXI

  • “Is sufficiently — er — journalese?" he interrupted suavely.”

    Local Color

  • “Bruno, suavely psychotic, stalks her and kills her.”

    On Cinema’s Violence « Tales from the Reading Room

  • “Ricky sat at the defense table, suavely poised as if a camera was directed at him.”

    Simon & Schuster: Larger Than Lyfe

  • “Damien Molony doubles effectively as the idealistic Motl and a New York 1930s actor, Paul Jesson suavely incarnates his older self, and Lauren O'Neil as Anna shows the capacity to turn into a Lillian Gish lookalike when photographed close up.”

    The Guardian: Travelling Light - review

  • “Mr. Langella plays Gregor Antonescu, a suavely rapacious monster from Romania who believes that "love is a commodity I can't afford" and made his money the old-fashioned way, by stealing it.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Fraud in the Family

  • “An astute and often suavely ironic explorer of race in America, Mr. Whitehead is clearly aware of the subtle racial legacy of zombie stories, but what truly drives "Zone One" is a sincere love of the genre.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Instinct With Hellish Life

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