na-adjective, noun
witty and polished; lighthearted and refined
Describes speech, writing, or manner that is clever, graceful, and free from stiffness. Often used for humorous yet elegant expression.
彼の軽妙洒脱な話しぶりに、会場は何度も笑いに包まれた。
His witty and polished way of speaking had the audience laughing again and again.
このエッセイは軽妙洒脱な筆致で、読んでいて飽きない。
This essay is written in a lighthearted and refined style that never gets boring.
A yojijukugo combining 軽妙 (light and clever) and 洒脱 (free and unconventional). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase has been used to describe refined wit since at least the early modern period.