assez
Britishadverb
Etymology
Origin of assez
C19: French: enough
Example Sentences
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“Il est assez sophistiqué,” analyse Guillaume Piens, commissaire général d’une foire d’art contemporain au printemps, à Paris au Grand Palais .
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023
Juste comme ça, vers 18 heures, parce que c’est assez joli de se donner un rendez-vous ensemble chaque jour pour tromper l’ennui.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2020
When the bac jurymen finished tabulating the results, Denise learned she had passed second on a list of twelve with an assez bien after her name.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Ce cher bourgeois!” murmured the poissarde: “c’est un méchant drôle, mais assez joli!”
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 5 by Various
Ung tableau de Nostre Dame assise en ung tabernacle de massonnerie assez hautelet.
From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.
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