urbane

/ur-BAYN/adjective

courteous and refined in manner; suave

An urbane diplomat smoothed over the seating dispute.
Synonyms
suave, sophisticated, polished
Antonyms
gauche, boorish
Memory hook
urbs (city): city polish.

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