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Smooth vs. Smoothe

Smooth

/smuːð/

Having an even and regular surface, free from roughness or projections

Examples:

Silk feels very smooth to touch.The car ride was smooth and quiet.

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Smoothe

This word means to make the surface of something flat or without roughness.

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Ways to tell them apart:

Smooth is the standard form used almost universally, not the trendy or alternate spelling smoothe.
Remember smoothe has an extra e which is uncommon in the modern spelling of the word.
Smooth can be both an adjective and verb, while smoothe as a verb feels archaic or non-standard.

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