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adj.sophisticated, cultured

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In the genteel parlance of diplomat-speak, that counts as a dressing-down.

FALLING SPACE DEBRIS IS A BIGGER MENACE THAN EVERJEFFREY KLUGERAUGUST 5, 2022TIME

Preserving the spirit of that era is the Claremont Hotel, a genteel 1884 rambler in the Quiet Side town of Southwest Harbor.

DON’T CALL IT RELAXATION. ON THIS MAINE ISLAND, VACATION IS FOR RUSTICATING.JEN ROSE SMITHSEPTEMBER 10, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Recline against your genteel friend as unobtrusively you can.

THE JOY OF IDLE LIVINGSOHINI DAS GUPTAAUGUST 29, 2021OZY

"I bought them boots to wear only when I go into genteel society," said one of the codfish tribe, to a wag, the other day.

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In those days, such a cage was considered a very genteel ornament for a New England kitchen.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, VOLUME 17, NO. 101, MARCH, 1866VARIOUS

Board and lodging in a genteel house, five-and-twenty Louis annually.

TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE INTERIOR OF PROVINCES OF PROVENCE AND LANGUEDOC IN THE YEARS 1807 AND 1808LT-COL. PINKNEY

This day a genteel woman came to me, claiming kindred of me, as she had once done before, and borrowed 10s.

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The more genteel worshippers take up their quarters mainly on the ground floor—at the back of the central seats and at the sides.

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This is a new, and somewhat genteel-looking building—has a rather “taking” outside, and is inclined to be smart within.

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The society is good, and to a stranger of genteel appearance, perfectly accessible either with or without introduction.

TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND THE INTERIOR OF PROVINCES OF PROVENCE AND LANGUEDOC IN THE YEARS 1807 AND 1808LT-COL. PINKNEY

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