genteel
Collocations
4ADJ.
agreeable
VERB + GENTEEL
corrupted
GENTEEL + NOUN
america, demeanour, filipina, gallant, men
ADV.
once
Definitions
adj
Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
Genteel America was handicapped by meagerness of soul, thinness of temper, paucity of talent.
Polite and well-mannered.
Indeed I would advise every ſingle lady, if poſſible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herſelf, if he is haſty or pettiſh with any one else in company, she may depend on the ſame fate when once the knot is tied.
Stylish or elegant.
Aristocratic.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — marked by refinement in taste and manners
- civilized
- civilised
- cultivated
- cultured
- polite
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4Genteel America was handicapped by meagerness of soul, thinness of temper, paucity of talent.
WiktionaryIndeed I would advise every ſingle lady, if poſſible, to attend her inamorato, pretty frequently at the card table; and however genteel and agreeable his behaviour should be to herſelf, if he is haſty
WiktionaryYears of living an immigrant's life in North America has corrupted her once genteel Filipina demeanour.
Tatoeba · #10512984Oh, how genteel and gallant men are when they want something from a poor woman!
Tatoeba · #10650061