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Degage Definition & Meaning

degage
adjective
  1. free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson
  2. showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"

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What does degage mean?
free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
What part of speech is degage?
Degage is an adjective.
How many definitions does degage have?
Degage has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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