Word of the Day - April 22, 2025

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FINESSE

• delicacy or subtlety of performance or skill
• means to handle, deal with, or do something in an indirect and skillful or clever way.
• tact in handling a situation
• to bring about by adroit maneuvering [v FINESSED, FINESSES, FINESSING]
• to use cunning strategy [v FINESSED, FINESSING, FINESSES]
• We managed to finesse a favorable deal on some Beatles LPs at the flea market through subtle bargaining.