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genteel

/d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/ adjetivo C2

En español: refinado, distinguido, educado

  1. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
  2. Polite and well-mannered.
  3. Stylish or elegant.
  4. Aristocratic.
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The remainder may be guessed by those whom genteel poverty has driven to ignoble expedient.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 26 · C1
so genteel and so easy!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 47 · B2
Collins, was a very genteel, pretty kind of girl.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 190 · B2
Annesley, a genteel, agreeable-looking woman, whose endeavour to introduce some kind of discourse proved her to be more truly well-bred than either of the others; and between her and Mrs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 300 · B2

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