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soigné

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈswɑː.njeɪ/ / /swɑːˈnjeɪ/ / /swɑˈnjeɪ/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from French soigné, past participle of soigner. Doublet of soigneur.

  1. Fashionable and elegant, well-groomed.

    “Custom Java apps and CU-SeeMe feeds will provide interaction with the battery of soigné psychics.”

    “Always, he radiated an air of soigné self-confidence: he could be amiable in his opinions or waspish, but he never betrayed a flicker of doubt about what he thought.”