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aristocratic

[uh-ris-tuh-krat-ik, ar-uh-stuh-] / əˌrɪs təˈkræt ɪk, ˌær ə stə- /


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I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was also insecurity there: An American embarrassed by a rough, unsophisticated America, envious of Europe’s aristocratic polish.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exhibition includes examples of his illustrations for the journal Oxford Left, as well as some amusing caricatures of his aristocratic classmates.

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The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I know it's tradition but it suggests MPs are on some kind of aristocratic level," she says.

From BBC

Rising to prominence with the aristocratic Hesketh Racing, Hunt's ability behind the wheel shone through his personal indulgences just enough for him to win his first and only title with McLaren.

From BBC