Adjective : a disarming smile. From Dictionary.com.
He leaned back to survey her face, his expression disarmingly earnest. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil Wears Plaid] Reference
"Oh, I wouldn't say that," Howley said disarmingly. From Wordnik.com. [...Or Your Money Back] Reference
He smiled disarmingly and leaned back in his chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Made Plans] Reference
The result is disarmingly simple, whimsical, human. From Wordnik.com. [No More 'Beige Boxes'] Reference
When talk turned to careers, he was disarmingly frank. From Wordnik.com. [Sixties: Coming Of Age] Reference
Lucio smiled disarmingly, knowing how uncomfortable she felt. From Wordnik.com. [At The Spaniard's Convenience]
Habib pressed disarmingly, not put off by Flinx's disclaimer. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Matter]
Hesitating there, hat in hand, his manners were disarmingly frank. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man] Reference
She credits Woody Allen for her "disarmingly simple" directing style. From Wordnik.com. [A Light Touch With Tough Stuff] Reference
And it was one of those disarmingly charming things that he could say. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2004] Reference
Behind that disarmingly youthful façade was another person altogether. From Wordnik.com. [Rebel Spurs] Reference
The Control Psychologist was disarmingly friendly behind his wide desk. From Wordnik.com. [Pressure]
Geffen's remark was not "being a jerk" but rather disarmingly truthful. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest On Ferraro: Wolfson Plays The Geffen Card] Reference
Michener was disarmingly honest about his drawbacks as a fiction writer. From Wordnik.com. [An Epic Writer, An Epic Life] Reference
Maddeningly coy, disarmingly clever, and many times smarter than you are. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Rodi: Sons of the Never Wrong Make It Right In Evanston] Reference
The "off-duty" Powell is, certainly by Washington standards, disarmingly frank. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Powell: Behind The Myth] Reference
He's disarmingly candid - he might have been a problem, or more of one, anyway. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Just Before Speech, Large Majority Has No Opinion Of Palin] Reference
Amid all the complexity and confusion, his counsel seemed so disarmingly simple. From Wordnik.com. [James Warren: Bankers on the Hill] Reference
McCain was disarmingly frank about the political game, but essentially positive. From Wordnik.com. [The Pilot vs. The Preacher] Reference
Indeed, the glance which met his own seemed to Orme to be disarmingly good-natured. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure] Reference
Jason smiled as disarmingly as he could, and hoisted his beer glass toward the door. From Wordnik.com. [BEFORE THE NEBRASKA SEA] Reference
Like Olivia he finds the young 'man' disarmingly candid and surprisingly sympathetic. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare]
The EES psychologist combined a disarmingly friendly air with consummate professionalism. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
Rather, Tim Roth is disarmingly downbeat an unassuming, in the way that most good actors are. From Wordnik.com. [FallNet - suntanned, torn shirtsleeves] Reference
Clooney is naturally gregarious, a disarmingly handsome smoothie with a toasty, caressing voice. From Wordnik.com. ['The American': An Abstract, Angst-Filled Art Thriller] Reference
New York fans are disarmingly loud, unashamedly outspoken, and sometimes whiny (myself included). From Wordnik.com. [Peter Robert Casey: How to Lose LeBron in 10 Days: A New York Knicks Recipe] Reference
I'm pleased to say we are now two for two in the obliging, funny, disarmingly nice celebrity stakes. From Wordnik.com. [Editor's Letter] Reference
He was in No 10 but not of No 10: a disarmingly honest and straightforward chap in a rogue's gallery. From Wordnik.com. [A good man returns to the fold] Reference
The film followed the chatty, disarmingly self-deprecating designer as he prepared his fall '94 collection. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Spotlight] Reference
"What do you hear from your father?" she asked, smiling disarmingly as the waiter brought them their drinks. From Wordnik.com. [Hot And Bothered]
Christopher Makos, a great photographer then and now was disarmingly glib and direct about all things lurid. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Gaskins: Ultrasuede: In Search Of Halston Part I] Reference
Mr. Price's portrayal of her psychic unraveling and suffocating sense of worthlessness is disarmingly touching. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Mothers and Alcoholic Cops: Freedomland , by Richard Price] Reference
It's easy to see why Volz got his calls returned: He's pleasant company, disarmingly friendly and a good talker. From Wordnik.com. ['Casino Jack' Abramoff's sidekick Neil Volz hasn't lost appetite for good life] Reference
Off and on over the last 2 1/2 hours or so we kept hearing about how disarmingly charming Ronald Reagan could be. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2004] Reference
Somehow he managed to keep a neutral expression on his face as she pulled away with a disarmingly innocent smile. From Wordnik.com. [Orphan Star]
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