genteel

[US]/dʒenˈtiːl/

[UK]/dʒenˈtiːl/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.belonging to or characteristic of the upper class；polite, refined, or respectable

genteel manners and appearance.

dispelling the myth that croquet is a genteel Sunday afternoon pastime.

She always talks in such a genteel voice when she’s on the phone.

She was a good example of a genteel woman, Lydia thought.

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Despite all the genteel charm, Bernini was known to have a low boiling point.

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These are genteel people. Tony Lip might be a little...worldly for them.

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There was a genteel tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again.

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She belongs in the pantheon of the greatest Americans, not among genteel letter-writers sleeping warmly in their beds.

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A short walk from the museum, discover an area that’s a little less genteel-British, and a little more quirky-Canadian.

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" I don't know." It was strangely easy to converse with this genteel hunter. " I left him a letter."

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O, yes, " a's a civil genteel nobleman enough" .

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Dinner, served in this genteel elegance, caps a beautiful day.

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That seems like such a holdover from a genteel time -- Yeah.

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