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distingue

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dis·tin·gué  (dstng-g, ds-, d-stngg)
adj.
Distinguished in appearance, manner, or bearing.
[French, past participle of distinguer, to distinguish, from Old French; see distinguish.]


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He did it with such an air, he was so frightfully DISTINGUE [imposingly distinguished], that she was too fascinated to cry out.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
She spoke French so perfectly that there might be some truth in this report, and it was agreed that her manners were fine, and her air distingue.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
Foremost among them was a highly-dressed young mulatto man, evidently a very distingue personage, attired in the ultra extreme of the mode, and gracefully waving a scented cambric handkerchief in his hand.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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