smooth

adj.level, unwrinkled; flowing
adj.suave in behavior
verbmake level
verbmake peace

Antonyms for smooth

Word Origin & History

Old English smoð "smooth, serene, calm," variant of smeðe "free from roughness, not harsh, polished; soft; suave; agreeable," of unknown origin and with no known cognates. Of words, looks, "pleasant, polite, sincere" late 14c., but later "flattering, insinuating" (mid-15c.). Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Sense of "stylish" is from 1922.

Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual Old English form was smeðe, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, e.g. Smithfield, Smedley.

Example Sentences forsmooth

"You see we do not follow the English style," said the smooth hostess to Philip.

We are charged with the sacred duty of making their path as smooth and easy as we can.

Why, truly, his last will shewed what effect your smooth obligingness had upon him!

The joint is jagged in lamb, but smooth and round in mutton.

The smooth, complacent-faced man in front of him made him realize this.

If you'd been onto your job, things would have been smooth as silk.

That is why his face was so smooth and cold, his eyes so dull and his voice so monotonous.

It will blunt the keen edge of sorrow, and smooth the asperities of adversity.

When it is thick and smooth, take it off, and pour it into an earthen pan.

In the mean time, beat four eggs till they are thick and smooth.

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