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urbane
adjective as in civilized
Example Sentences
His elegant and urbane Oedipus, a politician on the cusp of a momentous victory, prides himself on not playing by the old rules.
Born Jyoti in a village in India, she assumes the more urbane name Jasmine at age 15.
The former Olympic athlete, who has died at the age of 84, had an urbane manner and "grandee" style, although it belied more humble origins.
County, at its best, comes across as urbane, lively, tolerant, expansive, with a sense of humor about itself.
The Republicans seemed like their natural champion, while he says the Democrats became "the party of the elite, technocrats, the well-educated, the urbane".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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