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(adjective) used of persons and their behavior; cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
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Antonyms: unrefined |
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(adjective) freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare |
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Synonyms: processed |
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Antonyms: unrefined |
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(satellite adjective) free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" |
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Synonyms: neat, tasteful |
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(satellite adjective) made pure |
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Synonyms: purified, sublimate |
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(satellite adjective) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" |
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Synonyms: polished, svelte, urbane |
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(satellite adjective) suggesting taste, ease, and wealth |
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Synonyms: elegant, graceful |
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