soutenu

American  

[soot-n-oo, soot^uh-ny] / ˌsut nˈu, sutəˈnü /

adjective

Ballet.

1. performed in a carefully sustained manner.

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Etymology

Origin of soutenu

First recorded in 1930–35; < French: literally, sustained; cf. sustain ( def. ), -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Je suis certain d'avoir soutenu l'honneur de nos armes.

From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Mack, Louise

Son style est ch�ti� et correct, quoique un peu dur et sec; son ton est grave et soutenu.

From Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France by Cushing, Max Pearson

Comme roi j'ai soutenu ce principe, et je vous ai d�j� t�moign� plusieurs fois combien j'avais joui qu'il m'e�t �t� r�serv� de vous en faire l'application.

From Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question by Wolf, Lucien

C'est fort mal à-propos, qu'on a soutenu que cette répartition inégale ne sauroit exister, sous prétexte que le globe perdroit son équilibre, faute d'un contrepoids suffisant au pole méridionale.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 15 Forming A Complete History Of The Origin And Progress Of Navigation, Discovery, And Commerce, By Sea And Land, From The Earliest Ages To The Present Time by Kerr, Robert

Let no man suppose that it matters little whether the most universally popular of the serious authors of a generation—and Macaulay was nothing less than this—affects style coupé or style soutenu.

From Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay by Morley, John