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debonaire

de·bo·naire

uncommon

adjective

1.

having a sophisticated charm

  • “a debonair gentleman”
2.

having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

  • “looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit” Frances G. Patton
  • “life that is gay, brisk, and debonair” H.M.Reynolds
  • “walked with a jaunty step”
  • “a jaunty optimist”

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