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genteel
[jen-teel]
adjective
belonging or suited to polite society.
well-bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish.
affectedly or pretentiously polite, delicate, etc.
genteel
/ ɛˈپː /
adjective
affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite
respectable, polite, and well-bred
a genteel old lady
appropriate to polite or fashionable society
genteel behaviour
Other 51Թ Forms
- genteelly adverb
- genteelness noun
- pseudogenteel adjective
- quasi-genteel adjective
- quasi-genteelly adverb
- ungenteel adjective
- ˈٱ adverb
- ˈٱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of genteel1
Example Sentences
He embarrassed the more genteel of his countrymen by bragging about his Open victories in the presence of Vardon.
Like LIV, TGL may struggle to win over traditional die-hard golf fans with its raucous environment, which is in stark contrast to the more genteel way golf is usually played.
Kantorow, on the other hand, is more a genius of the genteel.
Helen is this fascinating contradiction — a genteel Tory wife who is also a ruthless assassin.
And now a Mediterranean villa on a hillside in genteel Bel-Air has become the latest target of mysterious graffiti vandals.
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