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dé·ga·gé

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–adjective

1.	unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.

2.	without emotional involvement; detached.

[Origin: < F, ptp. of dégager to release, free, redeem, OF desg(u)agier; see de-, gage¹; cf. engage

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dé·ga·gé Audio Help (dā'gä-zhā') Pronunciation Key
adj. Free and relaxed in manner; casual.

[French, past participle of dégager, to disengage, from Old French desgagier : des-, de- + gage, pledge (of Germanic origin).]

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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"