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[Adjective] | "gen*teel" | \ jen-ˈtēl \
1: having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
2: of or relating to the gentry or upper class
3: elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape
Origin: 1601 ;
Borrowed from French gentil literally, "of aristocratic birth," going back to Old French {mat|gentle:1|};
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[Adjective] | "genteel"
1: following the established traditions of refined society and good taste;
* e.g., " ... those bygone days when young women were taught how to drink tea while wearing long gloves and other genteel ways of behaving "
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nice,
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2: having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living;
* e.g., " ... she grew up in genteel old Savannah "
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[ "genteel" ]
1: Polite,refined or respectable,often in an affected or ostentatious way
* e.g., ... Wow what a genteel lady!
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[ "genteel accusative" ]
1: Overcorrecting 'me' to 'I' in order to show that one is educated.
* e.g., ... People say things like 'between you and I,' and 'they gave this to my friends and I,' and 'the association gave the award to him and I.' They think using the genteel accusative demonstates that they went to college, and it sets my teeth on edge.
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