debonair
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Hunt is depicted in fin-de-siècle vest and suit jacket, his debonair mustache giving him a sophisticated, almost piratical air.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
“It was a very debonair thing to do.”
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025
Here is this ostensibly brilliant, devilishly handsome, debonair man, touting his biotech voyeurism like he’s a kid showing off a painting he made in art class.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
Manilow asked the crowd of the debonair record executive who helped shepherd him to stardom.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
She loves the way Vic looks, using the word debonair instead of dapper.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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