(adj) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication, Syn. suave, bland, smooth, Example:he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage; the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
a. [ L. suavis sweet, pleasant: cf. F. suave. See Sweet, and cf. Suasion. ] Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland. -- Suave"ly, adv. [1913 Webster]