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au mieux

au mieux adverb: on intimate terms.

Adverb

au mieux (not comparable)

  1. On intimate terms.
    • I remember no emotion of any sort, but just the clear feeling that one has from time to time when one hears that some Mrs So-and-So is au mieux with a certain gentleman.1915, Ford Madox Hueffer [i.e., Ford Madox Ford], The Good Soldier […], London: John Lane, The Bodley Head; New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company, →OCLC
    • The Maharajah, out of sheer mischievousness, accused him of being au mieux with a lady.1953, E. M. Forster, The Hill of Devi

Origin of au mieux

From French au mieux.

Questions about au mieux

What does au mieux mean?
Au mieux means on intimate terms.
What part of speech is au mieux?
Au mieux is an adverb.

Words near au mieux in the dictionary

  1. au fait
  2. au fond
  3. au go-go
  4. au gratin
  5. au jus
  6. au mieux
  7. au naturel
  8. au pair
  9. au pairs
  10. au reservoir
  11. au revoir

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