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Adjective: genteel (genteeler,genteelest)  jen'teel
  1. Marked by refinement in taste and manners
    "a genteel old lady";
    - civilized, civilised [Brit], cultivated, cultured, polite

Derived forms: genteelest, genteeler

See also: refined

Encyclopedia: Genteel