genteel
adjective
- Old-fashioned having or showing the good taste and refinement associated with polite society; elegant, fashionable, etc.
- excessively or affectedly refined, polite, etc.
See genteel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jĕn-tēlˈ)
adjective- Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.
- Free from vulgarity or rudeness.
- Elegantly stylish: genteel manners and appearance.
a. Striving to convey a manner or appearance of refinement and respectability. See Synonyms at
polite.
b. Marked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.
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