dé|ga|gé

dé|ga|gé «day ga ZHAY», adjective.

1. easy in manner; not embarrassed; unconstrained: »

We drift out, dégagé, a little blasé, to find the Harvard men with whom we came (New Yorker).

2. Ballet. having the working foot disengaged in readiness for a step.

╂[< French dégagé disengaged, put at ease]