Main Entry:

²finesse

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

fi·nessed; fi·ness·ing

Date:

1746

intransitive verb: to make a finesse in playing cardstransitive verb1: to play (a card) in a finesse2 a: to bring about, direct, or manage by adroit maneuvering <finesse his way through tight places — Marquis James> b: evade, skirt <finesse the hard issues>