- adjective
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- polite or refined in an affected or exaggerated way [Barron]
- free from vulgarity or rudeness; polite [Taisha]
- well-bred; elegant [Nandigam]
More word meanings for genteel
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- Wiktionary:
- genteel @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- genteel @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- genteel @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- genteel @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- genteel @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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