English to English
genteel
(/dZ//E/n't/i/l
)
adjective (a)
- Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- marked by refinement in taste and manners(adj.all)Example:
A genteel old lady.
source: wordnet30
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