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What does genteel mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word genteel? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  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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Because of their boisterous natures and their genteel parentage these rascals are destined to wind up having many exciting adventures together!
The clock tower, Nelson's refuge, represents the legacy of genteel white male Ivory Tower privilege.
Wilson plays Vann, a genteel psychopath who murders his victims with poisoned Amaretto after killing them with kindness.
After all, this is not a genteel poem about angels, carousels, and tea roses.
Heraldically, perhaps the nicest illustration of genteel, female armorial pride comes again from the Paston family.
Once a member of the aristocracy, she now lives in genteel poverty, working as a taxi dancer.

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