History
History
Synonyms
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US
Meaning:
courteous

having, showing, good manners; polite and kind (to a person)

gentle, mannerly

cultured

(of a person) well-educated and with many cultural interests

well-bred, experienced

elegant

showing, having, done with, good taste in design, style, movement, behaviour etc

beautiful, tasteful

fashionable

following the latest fashion; used, visited, by many people

stylish, up-to-date

gentlemanly

cultivated

cultivated

in

at home, present at work etc

fashionable

la di da

behaving with too much self-importance (especially by speaking with a false, aristocratic accent)

affected, pretentious

polite

having, showing, good manners and consideration for other people

mannerly, civilized

prim

neat; formal; (of a person, manner, speech etc) showing dislike of anything rough, rude, improper

particular, fussy

prudish

easily shocked; extremely (often too) moral

shy and strict in behavior

refined

(of a person, speech, manner etc) showing education and cultured taste

cultured, civilized

stilted

(of written style, talk, behaviour etc) too formal and unnatural

artificial, pretentious

urbane

(of behaviour) polite and (sometimes too) well-mannered

civilized

well-bred

of good upbringing

mannerly

GENTEEL as in Wiktionary
GENTEEL as in Wikipedia