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genteel

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genteel
adjective
an extremely genteel couple who have fallen on hard times:
refined, respectable, polished, decorous, proper, polite, correct, seemly, well mannered, well bred, cultivated, cultured, sophisticated, courteous, ladylike, gentlemanly, civil, elegant, stylish, urbane, civilized, courtly, dignified, gracious, punctilious;
affected;
British, informal posh;
dated mannerly.
antonyms uncouth.