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genteel
adjective
marked by refinement in taste and manners
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dʒɛnˈtiːl
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adjective
marked by refinement in taste and manners
“cultivated speech”
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cultivated speech
cultured Bostonians
cultured tastes
a genteel old lady
polite society
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