civilized (s)
civilised (s)
cultivated (s)
cultured (s)
genteel (s)
polite (s)

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type s
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def marked by refinement in taste and manners
examples cultivated speech
cultured Bostonians
cultured tastes
a genteel old lady
polite society
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Similar to refined
Derivationally related form genteel → genteelness
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Similar to refined
Derived from adjective genteelly → genteel
Derivationally related form genteelness → genteel

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