polished

He is very blond and buffed — not buff but, like sanded and polished.

But any glimmer of hope for a Pegula comeback was extinguished as she double-faulted to give her opponent the break back, after which Krejcikova - whose performance was far from polished - coasted to a straightforward victory with a solitary break point her only hurdle.

Zehme had about three-quarters of the book written and polished; Thomas used Zehme’s research and reporting to finish it.

The album was not just the fulfilment of Jackson's talent, but the culmination of Jones's career, as he used his peerless musical expertise to define the 1980s with a sleek and polished fusion of R&B and pop.

But on stage, he delivered polished, emotionally intelligent, 90-second answers on command.