Genteel has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"
"cultured Bostonians"
"cultured tastes"
"a genteel old lady"
"polite society"
2
Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
Example Sentences
"cultivated speech"
adjective
"cultured Bostonians"
adjective
"cultured tastes"
adjective
"a genteel old lady"
adjective
"polite society"
adjective
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