Qualify and Smooth

Qualify

Qualify verb - To limit the meaning of (as a noun).

Smooth and qualify are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smooth" instead a verb "Qualify".

Smooth

Smooth verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.

Qualify and smooth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Qualify" instead a verb "Smooth".

Common collocations

way qualify way smooth way

Both words in one sentence

  • In Going Postal, conman Moist von Lipwig is probably too smooth to qualify as a hustler (at least before Vetinari starts boxing him), but deserves mention for one of his personas, a "lack of confidence trickster" named Edwin Streep.
    Source: Hustler
  • Music / Michael Jackson The white fedora from "Smooth Criminal" can also qualify.
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