refined

/rʌfˈaɪnd/

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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"
Adjective
freed from impurities by processing; "refined sugar"; "refined oil"; "to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
suggesting taste, ease, and wealth
Adjective Satellite
free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"