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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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