Middle English Dictionary Entry
debonārie adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | debonārie adj. |
| Etymology | From debonaire ; reshaped on anal. of pairs like contraire, -ārie. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Mild, gentle; of speech: soothing.
Associated quotations
- c1450 Hoccl.Cupid (Frf 16)347 : Women..ben charitable..shamefaste, debonarie, and amyable.
- c1450-c1500 Lydg.FP (Bergen)2.1055 : Hir fader also was therto contrarie, Makyng a promise..how thei wil not tarie, To hir declaryng with resouns debonarie [etc.].