out-suave

See also: outsuave

English

Verb

out-suave (third-person singular simple present out-suaves, present participle out-suaving, simple past and past participle out-suaved)

1. Alternative form of outsuave
   • 1955, Theatre Arts, volume 39, Pardon Our French, page 11:

     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.”

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

     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.

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

     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.