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| gen·teel [ jen tl ] |
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1. well-mannered: having or displaying refinement and good manners, especially manners that suggest an upper-class background
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2. pretentious: overdoing the refinement, delicacy of behavior, or snobbishness thought characteristic of the upper classes in order to create an impression of higher social status
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3. relating to upper classes: relating to the upper classes
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| [Late 16th century. < French gentil (see gentle)] |
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 gen·teel·ly adverb |
| gen·teel·ness noun |
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