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  • adjective superlative form of urban: most urban.
  • adjective superlative form of urbane: most urbane.

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Examples

  • "I beg your pardon, Monsieur, but may I have the pleasure of a few words with you about this young lady?" said he in the urbanest manner and the most execrable French.

    The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel William John Locke 1896

  • She beckoned Aminta to follow her; and, with a smirk of indulgent fun, commended Lord Adderwood to a study of Selina Collett's botany-folios, which the urbanest of indifferent gentlemen had slid his eyes over his nose to inspect before the lunch.

    Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 5 George Meredith 1868

  • She beckoned Aminta to follow her; and, with a smirk of indulgent fun, commended Lord Adderwood to a study of Selina Collett's botany-folios, which the urbanest of indifferent gentlemen had slid his eyes over his nose to inspect before the lunch.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

  • She beckoned Aminta to follow her; and, with a smirk of indulgent fun, commended Lord Adderwood to a study of Selina Collett's botany-folios, which the urbanest of indifferent gentlemen had slid his eyes over his nose to inspect before the lunch.

    Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete George Meredith 1868

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