Main Entry: ²finesse

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): fi·nessed; fi·ness·ing

Date: 1746

intransitive verb : to make a finesse in playing cardstransitive verb 1 : to play (a card) in a finesse
2 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>