genteel

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Sociologygenteelgen‧teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjective 1 POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful She broke into a genteel run.2 old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class —genteelly adverbExamples from the Corpusgenteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers.Origin genteel (1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE

单词	genteel
释义	genteel From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Sociologygenteelgen‧teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ adjective 1 POLITEpolite, gentle, or graceful She broke into a genteel run.2 old-fashionedSSCLASS IN SOCIETY from or relating to a good social class —genteelly adverbExamples from the Corpusgenteel• A bit more cultured, a bit more refined, a bit more genteel.• It was all genteel at first.• If you are genteel enough, that sort of imprecision is possible.• It is easy to pretend that the values and standard of behaviour about which I am speaking are genteel or middle class.• The downtown has a genteel southern charm.• They are not for genteel walkers.Origin genteel (1500-1600) French gentil; → GENTLE
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