assez
Britishadverb
Etymology
Origin of assez
C19: French: enough
Example Sentences
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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
After reference to L'Hospital's greeting, Beza originally wrote: "Force me fut de le suyvre, mais ce fut avec un tel visage qu'il congnut assez que je le congnoissois."
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn
C'est assez," said the Governor, "take the prisoner away; but not to his former quarters.
From St George's Cross by Keene, H. G. (Henry George)
Madame de Metternich is a fine handsome woman, ill brought up, impertinent, insouciante, and assez bourrue—au reste, quick and amusing.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Greville, Charles
“My darling!” he said, “so long as the Lord spares us to each other, thou wilt always be belle assez for me!”
From Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century by Holt, Emily Sarah
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